[Koha] data import question

[Derek Dresser]

Quoting baljkas at mb.sympatico.ca:

> Monday, July 21, 2003	  17:59 CDT
> 
> Hey, Derek,
> 
> From the output script you supplied, you are definitely dealing with USMARC
> (learn to start calling it MARC21, though since you will be seeing more
> "harmonized" records in the years to come).
> 
> >The issue I am still having is that it is creating biblios and
> > biblioitems in the database, but no "items" 
> 
> Wasn't this question addressed about a week ago?

It was brought up, but I haven't found a solution yet.  Did I miss something?

> 
> > This seems to be a problem of correctly mapping the fields in the MARC
> >record to koha's database.  specifically, the item information seems to
> > be in MARC field 852.
> 
> MARC field 852 is holdings information, so yes, the call number for a book,
> what library or branch thereof it is at, its call number/s, its barcode/s,
> etc may be in the 852's appropriate subfields.
> 
> > I haven't yet been able to map things correctly though. I have a few
> > questions.  When installing, I am selecting MARC21 parameters instead
> > of UNIMARC.  Is this correct?  What's the difference?
> 
> You don't really want to know what the difference is. ;-) Seriously though,
> if you have a 245 field in MARC, you are dealing with USMARC, UKMARC,
> CANMARC or MARC21. 245 is the tag for Title and Statement of
> Responsibility, and is a required core field. In UNIMARC, you'd be looking
> at a 200 for just the Title. So you have chosen the correct MARC flavour,
> but your mapping may still be off.
> 
> Hopefully, someone in the technical know-how branch will get back to you on
> mapping and getting the MARC data to come through at the Item level.
> 
> >Is there an already defined option to extract the "item" data from the
> > MARC 852 field (I believe from some responses that I have received >that
> this is a fairly standard location for the "item" data).   Any 
> >help or additional information would be appreciated.  Perhaps there is 
> >a way for me to rewrite my MARC data so that that information will be
> >read properly?
> 
> Be careful in re-writing MARC data, because it is a data compression
> formula and you don't want to do anything that will compromise the
> structure of a record. There may be a way to do what you want, but I would
> check out the info on MARC records structure at
> 
> URL <http://www.log.gov/marc/umb/um11to12.html>
> 						      first.
> 
> For info on the 852 field (best to understand it completely before trying
> to remap it) see
> 
> URL <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhold.html#mrcb852>
> 
> and for other mappings that might provide useful examples see
> 
> URL <http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcdocz.html>
> 
> If you have any questions about library terminology re the MARC stuff, I'd
> be glad to try and help. Just give me a shout.
> 
> Post this to the Koha listserv if you find it helpful.
> Good luck with your presentation!
> 

Steven,
Thanks much.  This is very helpful for me.  I'm going to copy it to the list in
case there are other budding library scientists out there.
-Derek

> Cheers,
> Steven F. Baljkas
> library tech at large
> Koha neophyte
> Winnipeg, MB  CANADA
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Derek Dresser
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