[Koha] data import; where to start?

[Stephen Hedges]

Scott, you should try to get your records into MARC format, then import
them into Koha using the import utility provided with Koha.  I don't know
what format your records are currently in, but the Library of Congress
keeps a list of MARC tools at http://www.loc.gov/marc/marctools.html

Stephen

Scott Scriven said:
> Hello.
>
> I'm hoping to import quite a bit of book/author data into Koha,
> and I'm not sure quite how to go about it.  I had started writing
> a script to pull records from one database, reorganize them, and
> put them into Koha's database...  but I don't know which part(s)
> of Koha's database to dump them in (or if this is even a good way
> to do it).  It seems that some parts of the db are generated from
> other parts, but I can't tell which are which.
>
> So, any idea where to start?  Should I use an existing tool?
> Learn all about MARC?  Submit data through the web interface
> instead of directly to the db?  I don't mind writing a tool to do
> this, but I'm not sure what direction to proceed in.
>
>
> -- Scott
>
-- 
Stephen Hedges
Skemotah Solutions, USA
www.skemotah.com  --  shedges at skemotah.com