[Koha] File definitions and Process - Checked by Vexira DEMO version -

[Bigwood, David]

Lauren,

When dealing with a file of MARC records there are some tools to find what
fields have been used. MarcEdit will let you know which fields are used and
how many times. You can also select a field and see what subfields are used
in your file. http://ucs.orst.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/index.html It is
free.

MARC RTP is also free and gives a more detailed report. It shows which
fields and subfields in those fields are used in your file. It also shows
the largest number of characters in each field.
http://marc.ise.canberra.edu.au/

It is a good idea to run these on your database every so often, even if not
moving it. It does show errors. For example, if 1 field 244 shows up and the
number of records with field 245 is less than the total then that 244 most
likely should be 245. Obsolete fields can be identified and either deleted
or moved to another field.

Sincerely,
David Bigwood
bigwood at lpi.usra.edu
Lunar & Planetary Institute

Cataloging news: http://www.catalogablog.blogspot.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren Miller [mailto:lmiller at athenscounty.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:41 AM
To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: [Koha] File definitions and Process - Checked by Vexira DEMO
version -



				Hi Everyone,

Several weeks ago my co-worker Owen Leonard posted a message to the list
asking 
for methodologies pertaining to the transition from one database to the KOHA

database.
In other words did you sit down and go through file printouts of each
database 
and fit the puzzle together? Did you actually electronically dump the
original 
database into KOHA and looked @ the results of what was missing? Or did you
use 
another process.

(Keep in mind I am not a techie--thanks!)

Also, if you look at the index of all the KOHA files, for example --
branchtransfers--what is branchtransfers--what does that mean? There are
many 
file names that we don't know what they mean--therefore we don't know if
that 
file is important to us.

Any help you can give us is appreciated greatly!

Thank you and take care.

Lauren Miller
Librarian
Athens County Library Services  
 

	
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