[Koha] Thanks, and another import question...

[Olugbenga Adara]

Hello,

This may help someone in future -  one thing i find helpful when setting up marc records for import is to first enter a complete record in the koha interface, including items. 

Then search and make sure all displays about this record is ok. Then i export out this record as marc, break it using marcedit's marc breaker and then see what fields go to each marc tag and use this to prepare my import data


Olugbenga Adara 
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--- On Thu, 12/10/09, Martin Longo <jmlongo at uncu.edu.ar> wrote:

> From: Martin Longo <jmlongo at uncu.edu.ar>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Thanks, and another import question...
> To: "Amy Schuler" <schulera at caryinstitute.org>, koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 5:20 PM
> 
> Hi there Amy ...
> 
> En su momento, Amy Schuler escribió:
> >
> > Good morning,
> >
> > Thanks to Bernardo, Ian and Lenora for their help
> yesterday with my 
> > bulkmarcimport problem. One of the tips I received
> alerted me to the 
> > fact that I did not have a 952 $a AND $b in my MARC
> records. I only 
> > had the $b (permanent location), populated with my
> library code 
> > “Cary”. I have been confused by this $a and $b
> thing all along (and 
> > still am – more on this below). I edited my MARC to
> include $a, then 
> > tried importing the records again, and this time the
> records were 
> > loaded (thanks everyone!) although items were not. For
> each of my 23 
> > MARC records, I received a variation of this error:
> >
> > “.Item not added (bib 10, item tag #1, barcode
> 100034): invalid 
> > homebranch”
> >
> > So, I take this to mean that not only do I need a $a,
> but it needs to 
> > be populated before I import the record if I also want
> to add the 
> > item. Is this correct? Can my $a and $b be the same
> code? I am a 
> > single location, no branches or anything, which is why
> I had thought 
> > that only one or the other was needed, but not both.
> >
> > If there is someplace in the sys preferences where I
> specify the $a, I 
> > do not know where this is. I see that I have to put in
> the library 
> > code, which I did, and then this is identical to the
> code that I put 
> > into my $b. Do I just add $a using MARCedit and add a
> code to all 
> > records there? I had left $a blank when I edited it
> before the 
> > successful import. I hope I am being clear.
> >
> 
> Yes ... you'll have to put in your library code into $a
> subfield of all 
> your records
> 
> Something like this:
> 
> =952 \\$p100025$oXA .M59$d20050608$bCARY$aCARY
> 
> But ... even if you get all your records imported, I guess
> you'll be 
> hitting another wall soon, when you try to set up 'issuing
> rules', 
> because you 952 field does not have a $y subfield where the
> 'itemtype' 
> should go (obviously, the itemtype code to add into $y must
> be already 
> defined in Koha)
> 
> your record should look something like this:
> 
> =952 \\$p100025$oXA .M59$d20050608$bCARY$aCARY$yBK
> 
> 
> Hope this help a little and save you a little time!
> 
> Best regards!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Thanks again for all of your help! Below is a sample
> record:
> >
> > =LDR 01551ibrary 00433v.141-1
> >
> > =520 \\$aIES Library has: v.141-162 / 1975-85
> >
> > =000 01433cas\\2200409\\\4500
> >
> > =001 ocm05695980\
> >
> > =003 OCoLC
> >
> > =005 20030326131229.0
> >
> > =008 791114c19409999ilusr1p\\\\\\\0\\\a0eng\d
> >
> > =010 \\$a 06031134
> >
> > =040
> \\$aNYG$cNYG$dDLC$dNSD$dAIP$dAGL$dNST$dAGL$dOCLCQ
> >
> > =012 \\$a3$k1$m1
> >
> > =022 0\$a0003-0198
> >
> > =032 \\$a022420$bUSPS
> >
> > =037 \\$bAmerican Nurseryman Publishing Company, 77 W.
> Washington St., 
> > Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60602-2904
> >
> > =042 \\$alc$ansdp
> >
> > =043 \\$an-us---
> >
> > =050 00$aSB354$b.A2
> >
> > =070 0\$a80$bAm371
> >
> > =072 \0$aF100
> >
> > =082 \\$a634.05
> >
> > =210 0\$aAm. nurserym.
> >
> > =222 \0$aAmerican nurseryman
> >
> > =245 00$aAmerican nurseryman.
> >
> > =260 \\$aChicago, IL,$bAmerican Nurseryman Pub. Co.
> >
> > =300 \\$av.$bill.$c29 cm.
> >
> > =310 \\$aSemimonthly
> >
> > =362 1\$aBegan with issue for Aug. 1, 1940.
> >
> > =510 1\$aBiological & agricultural
> index$x0006-3177
> >
> > =510 0\$aBibliography of agriculture$x0006-1530$bv.
> 180, no. 5, 1994
> >
> > =650 \0$aNurseries (Horticulture)$vPeriodicals.
> >
> > =650 \0$aNurseries (Horticulture)$zUnited
> States$vPeriodicals.
> >
> > =780 00$tAmerican nurseryman and the national
> nurseryman$w(DLC)sf 
> > 82006965$w(OCoLC)5735711
> >
> > =780 05$tInterior landscape$gApr.
> 2001$x1063-1607$w(DLC)sn 
> > 92003306$w(OCoLC)25908196
> >
> > =850 \\$aCU-RivA$aDLC$aDNAL$aIn$aNcRS$aTxLT$aVtU
> >
> > =936 \\$aUnknown$aVol. 193, no. 7 (Apr. 2001)
> >
> > =952 \\$p100025$oXA .M59$d20050608$bCARY$a
> >
> >
> > Amy C. Schuler
> >
> > Manager of Information Services
> >
> > Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
> >
> > PO Box AB
> >
> > Millbrook, NY 12545
> >
> > (845) 677-7600 x164
> >
> > schulera at caryinstitute.org
> <mailto:schulera at ecostudies.org>
> >
> >
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