[Koha] Re: Questions about Koha

[Tim McMahon - West Liberty Public Library]

I always figured that if a library didn't want others to snag their 
records they shouldn't be running a public Z39.50 server.

Michael Watson wrote:

> The other problem with Z39.50 is that I know that some libraries 
> consider it very poor form to do Z39.50 "record nabbing", since they 
> may have had to pay for those MARC records from a source such as OCLC. 
> I know that in the consortium to which our library belongs, the 
> operational rules do specify that no member library will use Z39.50 to 
> get catalog records without permission from the "target" library.
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* koha-admin at lists.katipo.co.nz
>     [mailto:koha-admin at lists.katipo.co.nz]*On Behalf Of *BWS Johnson
>     *Sent:* Thursday, September 16, 2004 6:23 AM
>     *To:* koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
>     *Subject:* Re: Re: [Koha] Re: Questions about Koha
>
>     Salvete!
>
>     I would once again like to stress that Z39.50 is a nice place to
>     visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. It's kind of like that
>     old game show with the curtains. You really should look at the
>     records you end up with, which to me means that you may as well
>     find the one most suited to your needs by hand in the first place.
>
>     Point number 2 - since you're automating a rather small
>     collection, I would certainly recommend Koha. I've entered about
>     2600 bibliographic records and about 1900 patron records. Phew! I
>     have about 7,000 bibliographic or so to go. I've been working at
>     automating since about last February.
>
>     Point number 3 - Library of Congress stinks for records for Kid's
>     Stuff. I use Access Pennsylvania or Maine Infonet or in a real
>     pinch Ohio Link. All of these can be found on the Free MARC page
>     brought to you by SKCLS.
>
>     http://skyways.lib.ks.us/sckls/sysserv/tutorials/marc/freemarc.html
>
>     If you type "Free MARC" into google, that will get you there, too.
>     The great thing about that page is that they give you instructions
>     on how to get the records themselves.
>
>     Watch for redundant tags with Access Pennsylvania. Doesn't happen
>     often, but it does happen.
>
>     It is really, really worth it. Oooooh so much better than cards.
>
>     Brooke @ Hinsdale MA 
>

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Tim McMahon
Technical Services
West Liberty Public Library
http://www.wlpl.org