[Koha] Importing Catalogue Records

[franc at library.iisc.ernet.in]

Dear Moderator, Could you please circulate the above message if it has not
been done so already. The message (reply) was sent last Monday, but it
bounced because of some technical issues with our email server.

Thanks, Francis


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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:01:35 +0530 (IST)
From: franc at library.iisc.ernet.in
To: Marc Véron <veron at veron.ch>
Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] Importing Catalogue Records

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012, Marc Véron wrote:

>  Francis,
>
>  Nicole Engard made a great video tutorial for this:
>
>  http://bywatersolutions.com/2012/01/18/using-marcedit-to-add-koha-items/
>
>  Marc

Marc, Thanks very much for the link. It surely is a great video!

I was thinking in terms of using a Perl script to add the 952 sub-fields for 
each of the records that I need to import.  That's not needed at all. It can be 
easily done using the MarcEdit tool.

Thanks to Terry Reese for the MarcEdit tool and to Nocole for the video.

  - Francis

> 
> 
>
>  Am 13.08.2012 07:22, schrieb clint.deckard:
> >   Francis,
> >   I think I can help here as I have just been going through this process. I
> >   am not a Koha expert and if I have made a mistake I invite anyone to
> >   correct me please.
> >   Item Type is stored at 952$y, current location is stored at 952$b, Home
> >   library is stored at 952$a and call number at 952$o
> >   These fields do not appear in your records.
> > 
> >   You could use a tool such as MarcEdit to add these fields with the
> >   appropriate data for your library. Call number is a bit more difficult if
> >   it is stored in a variety of sub fields in the original record.
> > 
> >   I hope this helps.
> >   Clint Deckard.
> > 
> >   franc at library.iisc.ernet.in wrote:
> > >   Dear Members,
> > > 
> > >   I'm trying to import a few sample records using the 'Stage MARC records
> > >   for import' feature of KOHA-3.08.03. A sample ,mrk record is given 
> > >   below
> > >   for your reference:
> > > 
> > >   =LDR  00000nam  2200000Ia 45e0^M
> > >   =008  120810s9999\\\\xx\\\\\\\\\\\\000\0\und\d^M
> > >   =020  \\$a001^M
> > >   =082  \\$a541.39$bN37^M
> > >   =100  \\$aBailey, K.C.^M
> > >   =245  \\$aGalactose regulation of yeast: From genetics to systms^M
> > >   =260  \\$c1937$bEdward Arnold$aBANGALORE^M
> > >   =300  \\$a100P^M
> > >   =952  \\$p2^M
> > > 
> > >   After converting the .mrk file to .mrc file, records are successfully
> > >   imported. While staging the records for importing, I have ensured that 
> > >   the
> > >   'check for embedded item data record' is set to 'yes'.
> > > 
> > >   Indexing through Zebra goes through without any issues. However, in the
> > >   search results, the Holding Details for 'item type', 'current 
> > >   location',
> > >   'home library' and 'call number' are all blank. I have looked up the 
> > >   Koha
> > >   documentation and also the Koha list's archived content, but not been 
> > >   able
> > >   to find a solution for my problem. Could I request for some guidance 
> > >   from
> > >   the fellow members?
> > > 
> > >   In the Administrative cataloging preferences, NewItemsDefaultLocation 
> > >   is
> > >   set to JRDTML, the only library that exists as of now.
> > > 
> > >   Thanks for your attention.
> > > 
> > >    - Francis
> > > 
> > >   JRDTML, IISc, Bangalore, India
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> >
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