[Evergreen-catalogers] Batch importation

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Meredith,

Welcome to the Evergreen community! To follow up on Libby's e-mail, I 
just wanted to mention that there is some documentation for the Import 
Item Attribute Definition interface at 
http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/2.3/_importing_materials_in_the_staff_client.html#_import_item_attributes. 


Regarding your question about the 090 field, the local systems I work 
with make very little use of the bib call number. However, when you say 
default call number, are you talking about the call number that  
displays in the OPAC?

Kathy

Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
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On 4/15/2013 7:42 PM, Elizabeth McLean wrote:
>
> Hi Meredith,
>
> We created an Import Item Attribute Definition in Marc Batch 
> Import/Export that creates items upon import based on field data in 
> the incoming bibliographic records. The status name must be present in 
> one of the subfields and the call number for the items in another. We 
> asked one of our vendors to add a 945 field with barcode number in 
> subfield $i, call number in subfield $a, short code for circulating 
> library and owning library in subfield $l, circulation modifier in 
> subfield $t, price in subfield $p, shelving location code in subfield 
> $k, and status in subfield $s.  We mapped each subfield in the Import 
> Item Attribute Definition. The bibliographic record has one 945 field 
> for each item. The 945 field looks something like this:
>
> 945 \\$i<barcode>$p <price> $l <short branch code> $t <circ modifier> 
> $k <shelving location code> $s Available $a <Call Number>
>
> I don't know how to map the call number directly from the bib record 
> 090 field. We have the vendor copy it to the 945 field.
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Libby McLean
>
> Cataloging Librarian
>
> King County Library System
>
> Issaquah, WA
>
> lmclean at kcls.org <mailto:lmclean at kcls.org>
>
> *From:*evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org 
> [mailto:evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *Meredith A. Lowe
> *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 10:18 AM
> *To:* evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org
> *Subject:* [Evergreen-catalogers] Batch importation
>
> Hi all,
>
> We are just starting to familiarize ourselves with Evergreen. We are 
> having a few issues with batch importation. Three questions:
>
> How do we import records as Available and not In Process?
>
> How do we import records to show they have a copy?
>
> How do we make it so that the default call number is taken from the 
> 090 field? Currently the 050 or 082 field are used, once those are 
> deleted the 090 field is shown but not the entire number. The Cutter 
> number gets dropped.
>
> Thanks,
>
> /Meredith Lowe/
>
> Head Librarian
> *The Museum of Flight
> *9404 East Marginal Way South; Seattle, WA 98108
> p. 206.768.7160 | f. 206.437.4071
>
> mlowe at museumofflight.org <mailto:mlowe at museumofflight.org>
>
>
>
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