[Koha] Koha and OAI-PMH

[David Cook]

Thanks for clarifying. 

 

In practice, I think most people use Koha with  a separate digital library
(e.g. Greenstone), and use various methods to import the digital library's
metadata into Koha.

 

Since Koha 3.22, you are able to upload files in Koha and attach them to
metadata records via the 856$u. If you go into the MARC Bibliographic
Frameworks and change the 856$u plugin to "upload.pl" for your desired
framework, you'll notice a "tag editor" when you're cataloguing with that
framework. If you click on that, it will let you upload files. 

 

You may need to set the "upload_path" in koha-conf.xml, but I'm not sure.
That might already be provided with your particular  Koha installation. The
files you upload will be stored in that "upload_path" directory on your Koha
server. A link will be added to your MARCXML record, and people will be able
to download the file using that link.

 

It's not as full featured as an actual digital library, but it could
theoretically work. 

 

If you set up Koha to be an OAI-PMH repository, that link to the file would
be in the metadata.

 

David Cook

Systems Librarian

Prosentient Systems

72/330 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW 2007

 

From: Flo Pouyenne [mailto:flo.pouyenne at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 27 January 2016 6:37 PM
To: David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au>
Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha and OAI-PMH

 

I have a digital library (metadatas + documents, mostly images). My question
is : can I manage this collection in my koha ILS, mixed with my traditional
lending library collection. And produce a OAI harvester with that
collection.
For example, can koha be used as greenstone ? Or do I need to use koha WITH
greenstone for my purpose ?

I still don't know if my question is understandable...

On mer., janv. 27, 2016 at 12:04 AM, David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au
<mailto:dcook at prosentient.com.au> > wrote:

 

Hi Florence, 

I'm afraid that I don't understand your question. 

What do you mean by "Can Koha be used to manage a digital library"? 

Are you asking if Koha can show metadata records from a digital library? Or
are you asking if Koha can add/update/delete records in a digital library?
Or both? Or something else? 

I'm currently working on an OAI-PMH harvester for Koha, but the sole intent
at the moment is to harvest metadata records from other systems and import
them into Koha. 

David Cook 
Systems Librarian 
Prosentient Systems 
72/330 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW 2007 


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