[Koha] Export MARC from Koha

[Steve/Ollie/Steven F. Baljkas]

Friday, April 23, 2004    17:30 CDT

Hi, Chris et al.,

> Hi Guys
> 
> Theres also the budget data if using full acquisitions. This might be
> useful to export also.

Regarding the budget information kept in full acquisitions mode, I have to confess I haven't looked at that function, but there is a MARC tag available for item cost: tag 37.

I agree that budgetary info would be useful to transfer, for a whole host of reasons (not the least of which is providing a base for determining replacement cost should an item be lost).

As for fines, maybe I am just (too) grateful when things have been returned: rather than fussing about transferring fines, I'd suggest using the occasion of migration to offer an 'amnesty', something my local public library system does at irregular intervals (not dependent on system upgrades) and it seems to have a positive effect.

> > >I don't know what is meant exactly by 'financial records' but I am assuming
> > >that that is a euphemism for fines. Same as paragraph above.
> > 
> > I doubt that these can be exported in a useful way, but I could be wrong.
> > Adding the ability to trigger code on fines to notify another accounting system
> > may be interesting to someone.

Maybe if one adopted one of the neat ideas Dave Bigwood suggested (thanks Dave, I think what you suggested would be super) there would be some way of transferring the fine information (if substantial at least) to the patron file format? Anyway, just another two cents worth.

Cheers,
Steven F. Baljkas
library tech at large
Koha neophyte
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada