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

[library at ssst.edu.ba]

Hello, 

The MARC flavor I chose in the web installer was indeed MARC21, however when I opened /etc/koha/koha-sites.conf to check I see that ZEBRA_MARC_FORMAT="unimarc". If I change this to MARC21 instead, and restart Zebra, will I stop getting errors when I add a record manually vs. via the Z39.50 servers? 

I'm guessing that since I went through the creation/removal of a Koha instance more than once, with both flavors, when I created the current instance the Zebra indexing setting was left at UNIMARC. I thought this would be an automatic change during the next installation. If I absolutely must I will do it, but I would really like to avoid having to create yet another instance and to have to remake all the html customizations and CSS for the OPAC.

There's a setting in Record structure where I recently set the preference for autoControlNumber Value to Control Number (001) is generated as biblionumber. Would this be a correct setting for MARC21 then? 

When it comes to the two different flavors, with MARC 21 I got several MARC frameworks (books, serials, DVDs, etc.) in addition to the default one. With UNIMARC, I get the default plus fast cataloging and acquisitions.  Is this the same for others? 

I really need to make this setup work, because the in-house system is not suitable for my needs, and the dev team absolutely cannot devote any time to adapting it for me this year. I need circulation to function properly, and acquisiotions so I can send out orders, and reports so I can send them to our management and to the federal statistics agency. 


Best regards

Aida Đikić


-----Original Message-----
From: Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer.83 at web.de> 
Sent: Monday, May 8, 2023 12:30 PM
To: library at ssst.edu.ba; koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] One biblio record not visible in staff interface or OPAC

Hi,

that's what I've been trying to explain:

The MARC flavor you choose in the web installer will determine which sample data is loaded, including the MARC frameworks.

The indexing configuration is determined by how the instance was created when using 'sudo koha-create'. It defaults to MARC21, but can be set to UNIMARC using the option: --marcflavor flavor

If you have a mismatch between those settings, meaning one is MARC21 and the other was UNIMARC, that would explain the issues you see with indexing, search, links etc.

I believe the easiest solution would be to create a new instance and import your database there if that is the root of your problems.

Hope this helps,

Katrin


On 08.05.23 08:42, library at ssst.edu.ba wrote:
> Hello,
>
> "But:
> UNIMARC expects the biblionumber in 001, I think. I keep wondering if your indexing configuration might be wrong."
>
> I'm pretty sure I chose MARC21 during the web installation, and I can see what my indexing configuration looks like though I wouldn't be able to tell if there's something wrong with it. I'd appreciate any advice on correcting it as i tis.
>
> Now that I'm back at work, I can go through the same process I did with the old laptop instance and see if I can replicate the solution. Any corrections to the indexing configuration I would do to the work server instance.
>
> Best regards
>
> Aida Đikić
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer.83 at web.de>
> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 8:46 PM
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [Koha] One biblio record not visible in staff interface 
> or OPAC
>
> Hi,
>
> you should not *need* to have 001 set to biblionumber in a MARC21 installation to make things searchable, although it doesn't hurt if you want to link records, which is one reason why you can do it. But:
> UNIMARC expects the biblionumber in 001, I think. I keep wondering if your indexing configuration might be wrong.
>
> If you don't search for keyword, but select title or author as search option - do you find what you are looking for?
>
> Checking the koha-conf.xml for the URLs to indexing configuration would help to show if I am right or wrong.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Katrin
>
>
> On 04.05.23 16:01, library at ssst.edu.ba wrote:
>> Sucess!! I did some digging into the global settings for "controlnumber" to see if I'd missed any preferences when I reinstalled this instance, and it turned out that I needed to set the following:
>>
>> UseControlNumber to Use record control number ($w subfields) and control number (001) for linking of bibliographic records.
>>
>> under "Display", and
>>
>> autoControlNumber Control Number (001) is generated as biblionumber
>>
>> under "Record structure".
>>
>> I can now see the record by adding the appropriate biblionumber at the end of the URL, which was my workaround, but also by searching for the title, which I wanted to do.
>>
>> (But I also remember reading something about this not being a good 
>> choice if you have serials and if you are planning to catalog 
>> articles. I will need to leave this for some other time though, after 
>> I've added this year's records - the number is low enough that I can 
>> redo them in Koha - and finally received and prepared the export from 
>> the old system that I will then need to import.)
>>
>> Next step is trying to find a way to have a cover show up in the coverflow plugin, because it's not getting picked up by Google. I assume I will have to dig into how to upload my own cover that can be used for all the locally published or old books that Google doesn't have.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Aida Đikić
>>
>>
>> From: David Nind <david at davidnind.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 12:29 PM
>> To: library at ssst.edu.ba <library at ssst.edu.ba>; Koha 
>> <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
>> Subject: Re: [Koha] One biblio record not visible in staff interface 
>> or OPAC
>>
>>
>> .... and when I create a new record, there is no 001. It doesn't exist, and I don't know how to add it from here. Why doesn't it appear for manual cataloging, and it's there when I import a record???....
>>
>> Make sure 001 is visible in the editor for the framework you are using (Administration > Catalog > MARC bibliographic framework > [the framework you are using] - for visibility, make sure Editor is ticked).
>>
>> I'm not a cataloguer, so I don't have an answer for your question, .....
>>
>> Maybe the Library of Congress info for MARC21 001 will help (or
>> not...) https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd001.html
>>
>> David Nind
>> New Zealand
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