[Koha] Import items (holdings)

[Joshua Ferraro]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Library Guy <library.guy.zero at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think MARC BIBs have a maximum size of 64k, so a large number of items
> could overrun this limit.  Someone else may know more specifics.
MARCXML has no such limit.

Josh

>
>>We have many collections and series that have thousands of items. Would
>>we have to add a 952 for each item to import these into Koha?  Can it
>>handle that many items attached to a single bib record?
>
>>Thanks!
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Library Guy <library.guy.zero at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> > Good news.  I will be able to export BIBs with embedded items data, but
>>> > in
>>> > field 852 rather than 952.  Would the correct preparation for import
>>> > into
>>> > Koha be to convert all 852 fields to 952, to adjust the default MARC
>>> > framework for my BIBs or both?
>>>
>>
>> To avoid having to edit both the framework and the Zebra indexing
>> rules, I suggest converting the 852s to 952s.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Galen
>> -- Galen Charlton VP, Research & Development, LibLime
>> galen.charlton at liblime.com p: 1-888-564-2457 x709 skype: gmcharlt
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