[Koha] Db/Textworks

[Library]

Hi Phill,
I have moved catalog data from DB Textworks to Koha onto an online shared
catalog, which you can see at http://www.infocat.org.au

To move the data, I needed to transform it into USMarc format.  For that
transformation, I used 'Marc Transformer' a package I purchased from local
DB Textworks suppliers in Melbourne.  I'm happy to answer any questions you
have about this.
REgards,
Jane Watson-Brown

Scope Information Centre
830 Whitehorse Road
Box Hill 3128
Australia
Telephone 03 9843 2052
email: library at scopevic.org.au 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Ewart [mailto:bob-ewart at gate.net]
Sent: Sunday, 13 February 2005 12:18 AM
To: Phill Hardstaff
Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] Db/Textworks


Phill Hardstaff wrote:

>Hi, I would love to hear from anyone who has moved data from Db/Textworks
and 
>Procite to Koha, I am migrating our 2 libraries who currently use these 2 
>software packages to one instance of Koha.
>
>Cheers
>
>Phill
>
>  
>
Hi Phill

I'm planning to move from DB/Textworks to Koha.  We have about 10K books 
& videos and countless serials. 

We plan to export the catalog to a comma delimited file, then write a 
Perl script to convert to MARC format.  Part of the problem is that one 
record in DBTextworks can contain multiple book barcode numbers. 

I'd be happy to work with you on the Perl scripts.

Bob Ewart
Stonewall Library & Archives
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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