[Koha] Migrating 6 eLM System to Koha

[vikram zadgaonkar]

Hi Alex,
It's not question of some $$$.
Please share your sample data to check. We have vast experience in data
migration from different softwares.
We may help you to find a solution for the same.
On 10-Apr-2016 12:20 PM, "Alex Shepherd" <kiwi64ajs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is my first post on this list and I have the unenviable task of
> migrating 6 Theological Libraries (in Asia) from the ConTec eLM system over
> to Koha.
>
> These eLM system are the UNICODE variant to support the various local
> language holdings (Thai, Sinhala, Tamil, Burmese & English) in those
> libraries, which I converted from various bespoke systems over to eLM and
> did all the mapping/hacking/converting from the local language special
> fronts to UNICODE and did quite a lot of data cleansing during that
> process. So I’m hoping that this subsequent migration to Koha will be a lot
> simpler - once I know how.
>
> I have had ConTec perform a trial export of one of the libraries and as an
> experiment I imported the biblio records file and it loaded the 30k items
> in about 30 seconds and I was able to search for records and find them so
> that was very encouraging.
>
> However now I am needing to work out what to do with the rest of the data
> and hopefully figure out a path that will allow me to batch convert each
> library from the ConTec eLM Export files.
>
> I’ve been educating myself about Koha but as I’m not a librarian (I’m an
> experienced and resourceful IT Software Developer / Architect in Hamilton
> NZ) my library skills consist only of what I have needed to know and
> figured out to make eLM “work” and not necessarily be “awesome”.
>
> While googling "koha ELM migration” I came across a thread discussing some
> migration scripts from an eLM export here:
>
>
> http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Instruction-document-on-items-holdings-migration-td5757420.html#a5757425
>
> After some more googling I found what I believe this the migration tool
> here:
>
>
> https://gitlab.com/catalyst-koha-migration-toolbox/koha-migration-toolbox/tree/master/migration/eLM
>
> Is this the best place to start with eLM migration or are there better
> resources?
>
> Who are the best people who may be able to help or advise me on this
> process?
>
> I’m doing this on a voluntary basis but I may be able to get some $$$ to
> pay for some migration support assistance.
>
> TIA
>
> Regards
>
> Alex Shepherd
>
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