[Koha] cds/isis database convertion

[Tonnesen Steve]

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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, paul POULAIN wrote:

> nicanor pacaide jr wrote:
> 
> >Hi Koha Community,
> >
> >Our University is currently using cds/isis and winisis
> >database format, does koha reads this format or it
> >needs to be converted to marc. is there a convertion
> >utility that converts isis format to marc format?
> >Thanks for any help.
> >
> Very good question...
> Someone from edu.do asked me the same today...
> He sends me a cd/isis sample file, and, KOHA DOES NOT UNDERSTAND IT. 
> It's not MARC format, it seems.
> 
> If cd/isis can't export marc (which i don't know), a little tool must be 
> made to convert from cd/isis to marc. It should not be too hard if 
> cd/isis format is public.



From: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/isis/art1999_unimarc.htm

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Many libraries around the world are automating for the first time and a
considerable number are using CDS/ISIS as the software to enable this.

The key features of the package as far as developing a library catalogue
is concerned are user-friendly data entry which employs the features of
Windows text editing and allows data to be entered into identifiable
fields (identified by tags and field names if required); the database
creation function allows UNIMARC fields and subfields to be defined in the
structure of the data elements of the records; and there is an export and
import feature which allows data in the database to be reformatted to
bring it in line with the requirements of the UNIMARC exchange format.
============================================================================

Looks like there's an export feature in there somewhere...

Steve