[Koha] UNIMARC to MARC21 translation success [Was: Having problem using UNIMARC in Z39.50 target]

[Andy Boze]

In case anyone is interested, I'm now able to transform UNIMARC into 
MARC21 via Z39.50. I found that MarcEdit includes an XSLT file that 
works with Koha. I asked the author of MarcEdit, Terry Reese, if he 
would mind me sharing the information. He has kindly uploaded the file 
to GitHub at <https://github.com/reeset/unimarc>, from where it can be 
copied or downloaded.

The transformation follows the UNIMARC to MARC 21 Conversion 
Specifications at <https://www.loc.gov/marc/unimarctomarc21.html>. Just 
place the file in the koha/intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/xslt 
directory and note it in the setup for the Z39.50 server.

On 7/1/2016 3:17 PM, Andy Boze wrote:
> Thanks. I was wondering whether something like that might be a
> possibility. I tried using the stylesheet referred to in the bug report.
> As I expected, it didn't work, but it gives me a starting point to
> investigate further.
>
> On 7/1/2016 2:17 AM, Laurence Rault wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> in 3.22 you can set the path to an xslt stylesheet in Z39.50 target
>> configuration;
>>
>> So if you can find an xslt UNIMARC to MARC21 you will be able to import
>> unimarc into your koha. See
>> https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=16488
>>
>> Laurence
>>
>>
>> Le 30/06/2016 22:45, Andy Boze a écrit :
>>> Ah, OK, that makes sense. I was assuming that Koha could do some sort of
>>> magic to translate from one format to the other. I'm not a cataloger, so
>>> I don't deal with this sort of thing much. Thanks for replying!
>>>
>>> On 6/30/2016 4:32 PM, Chris Cormack wrote:
>>>> You can't mix UNIMARC and MARC21 in one Koha. It sounds like you are
>>>> trying to load a UNIMARC record into a MARC21 framework.
>>>>
>>>> Koha can't do that conversion for you (in fact nothing can in a
>>>> lossless way yet)
>>>>
>>>> Does this sound like what is happening?
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On 1 July 2016 8:20:27 am NZST, Andy Boze <boze.1 at nd.edu> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, all. I'm wondering whether anyone else is using a UNIMARC Z39.50
>>>>> target and having a similar problem. We're running Koha 3.22.04.000.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've set up a target for Bibliothèque nationale de France using the
>>>>> following settings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hostname: z3950.bnf.fr
>>>>> Port: 2211
>>>>> Database: TOUT-UTF8
>>>>> Userid: Z3950
>>>>> Password: Z3950_BNF
>>>>> Syntax: UNIMARC
>>>>> Encoding: utf8
>>>>> Record type: Bibliographic
>>>>>
>>>>> I got the configuration information from
>>>>> <http://www.bnf.fr/fr/professionnels/recuperation_donnees_bnf_boite_outils/a.profil_z3950_bnf.html>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In the Koha cataloging module, I can retrieve records from BnF via
>>>>> Z39.50, but Koha doesn't display the results correctly. Most of the
>>>>> columns are blank. The author column contains data from the 100 field.
>>>>> In UNIMARC the 100 field contains general processing data, not the
>>>>> author. It appears to me that even though the target is configured as
>>>>> UNIMARC, Koha is trying to display the results as MARC21.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this a bug in Koha, or is there something else I need to do? I get
>>>>> the same results when I try the ByWater Solutions demo system. BTW,
>>>>> here's a copy of my YAZ session.
>>>>>
>>>>> Z> open tcp:z3950.bnf.fr:2211 /TOUT-UTF8
>>>>> Connecting...OK.
>>>>> Sent initrequest.
>>>>> Connection accepted by v3 target.
>>>>> ID     : DBV-OSI II UNIX API
>>>>> Name   : Frontal Z3950 BnF
>>>>> Version: Version 1.0
>>>>> Options: search present delSet scan namedResultSets
>>>>> Z> find @attr 1=4 history
>>>>> Sent searchRequest.
>>>>> Received SearchResponse.
>>>>> Search was a success.
>>>>> Number of hits: 15583, setno 1
>>>>> records returned: 0
>>>>> Z> format UNIMARC
>>>>> Z> show 3
>>>>> Sent presentRequest (3+1).
>>>>> Records: 1
>>>>> Record type: Unimarc
>>>>> 00493nam  22000733n 450
>>>>> 100    $a   s 1873u           y0fre 50
>>>>> 200 1  $a  The  History of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French,
>>>>> including a brie
>>>>> f narrative of all the most important events which have occurred in
>>>>> Europe since
>>>>>  the fall of Napoleon I until the overthrow of the Second Empire and
>>>>> the death o
>>>>> f Napoleon III, by John S. C. Abbott... with illustrations
>>>>> 700  | $a Abbott $b John Stevens Cabot $f 1805-1877 $4 070
>>>>> 801  0 $a FR $b FR-751131015 $c   s 1873 $g AFNOR
>>>>>
>>>>> nextResultSetPosition = 4
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Andy Boze, Associate Librarian
>>>>> University of Notre Dame
>>>>> 208A Hesburgh Library
>>>>> (574) 631-8708
>>>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>

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Andy Boze, Associate Librarian
University of Notre Dame
208A Hesburgh Library
(574) 631-8708