[Koha] [EXTERNAL] Re: One biblio record not visible in staff interface or OPAC

[library at ssst.edu.ba]

Hello Heather! 

Way way back when I had just been placed in charge of the library, I used a program that was originally meant for collectors, but could work for libraries as well. The way I handled articles was to use its container feature to catalog the serial, articles as items and joined them under that particular container. 

When the developer  ultimately stopped working on that program, the in-house system developed by our IT didn't have a way to import those serials, and since they had mostly been donations from staff and almost never complete volumes, tin addition to very rarely being circulated, they were never imported. 

I'd like to eventually put them back into circulation, so knowing that something exists for that purpose is really helpful! I must finish importing the records I've cataloged so far (embarrassingly few, but then again I was working on learning how to install web servers on Linux and Koha setup, so I won't feel guilty about it!)


"And why are there more bibliographic frameworks with a MARC21 installation?  I'm a Real Cataloger and I have no idea—we use the default framework exclusively. "


OH! And I was under the impression that one wasn't supposed to use the default framework directly, but to duplicate the framework and edit the fields they need to use. 



"The other frameworks are, IMO, completely unnecessary.  I think they are used more often in consortia or really large libraries that may have lots of staff contributing records with very different levels of training and expertise."



My level of expertise with MARC is definitely low and I certainly got used to the simplified system we currently use, but I'm slowly improving. Today I even recognized some tags when they were mentioned in the cataloging SIG! 


"The differing frameworks/choices of authority records also drive me round the bend—I dream of a day that I can open an Advanced Authority Editor and just key in an authority record."


I'm looking forward to using the advanced editor once I'm more confident in my skills! 

Re: local covers, I noticed there's an option under cataloging tools to upload a local cover image, so I will go and investigate that and OpenLibrary. (And I also discovered that switching my replies to plain text stops my emails from balooning in size and being stopped for moderation.)


Best regards

Aida Đikić

  

 

 
 








From: Hernandez, Heather H <Heather_Hernandez at nps.gov>
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 4:23 PM
To: library at ssst.edu.ba <library at ssst.edu.ba>; Koha <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] One biblio record not visible in staff interface or OPAC 
 
Hi, Aida!

> UseControlNumber to Use record control number ($w subfields) and control 
> number (001) for linking of bibliographic records. ... I also remember reading 
> something about this not being a good choice if you have serials and 
> if you are planning to catalog articles.

We have serials and catalog articles ("analytics") and this works fine for us (with custom XSLT from ByWater that they are happy to share with the community) and is better than searching for author and/or title due to the often generic titles of serials.

Uploading a local cover image is easy-peasy!  It can be uploaded to go with an item or at the bib level.  We pull cover images from OpenLibrary, so I will often contribute the cover image to OpenLibrary.org so it's more widely available.

And why are there more bibliographic frameworks with a MARC21 installation?  I'm a Real Cataloger and I have no idea—we use the default framework exclusively.  The other frameworks are, IMO, completely unnecessary.  I think they are used more often in consortia or really large libraries that may have lots of staff contributing records with very different levels of training and expertise.

The differing frameworks/choices of authority records also drive me round the bend—I dream of a day that I can open an Advanced Authority Editor and just key in an authority record.

Cheerio!
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