[Koha] batch updates of bibliographic records using MarcEdit

[Jared Camins-Esakov]

Linda and Margo,

I know I sound a bit like a broken record, but when you are overlaying
records that you have exported from your database, *please* do not use 001
as the match point (unless you are specifically setting it as some sort of
accession number). 001 is not guaranteed to be unique or even exist. It
generally contains the OCLC number for records you've imported from OCLC,
but one could fly a vintage inter-war airplane through an arch made of the
records not covered by that "generally" without knocking any loose with the
wings. Use 999$c and biblionumber for the matching rule. That is guaranteed
to be unique and have a 1-to-1 match.

Regards,
Jared

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Margo Duncan <MDuncan at uttyler.edu> wrote:

> Linda,
>
> Yes, that's how we fix batches of records; we match on the 001.
>
> Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
>
> Margo
>
> Margo Duncan, MLS
> Systems Librarian
> Robert R. Muntz Library
> The University of Texas at Tyler
> 903.566.7174 | mduncan at uttyler.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:
> koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Linda Culberson
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:19 AM
> To: koha
> Subject: [Koha] batch updates of bibliographic records using MarcEdit
>
> All,
> I was looking at Nicole's excellent tutorial at
> http://networkedblogs.com/sSegb  on using MarcEdit to Add Koha Items, and
> I was wondering if it might be possible to select a group of records that
> had errors, use MarcEdit to correct those errors, and  load them back using
> the Marc Import matching on the 001 or the 999c or some other field?  Has
> anyone done something like this or is there another way?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Linda Culberson      lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
> Archives and Records Services Division
> Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
> P. O. Box 571
> Jackson, MS 39205-0571
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Jared Camins-Esakov
Bibliographer, C & P Bibliography Services, LLC
(phone) +1 (917) 727-3445
(e-mail) jcamins at cpbibliography.com
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