[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Library wants to move to Evergreen

[Ryan Eby]

I'm just getting started myself but I'm guessing even if the answer to
A is no then it should still be possible for you to either reformat
the data into an acceptable format for import or to write your own
import script to insert the data directly. I think your deciding
factor would be more how easy it is to get good delimited data from
BookDB. This page might give you some info though I'm uncertain how up
to date it is:

http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-admin:importing:bibrecords

I believe there is a cataloging part of the staff client for actual
new and recataloging if you go down that road. You might also be able
to use some copy cataloging tool like biblios.net but I'm unsure if
that would work yet.

Again I'm not familiar enough to actually answer for sure, some one
else can probably chime in. But nothing you mention seems impossible
from my limited understanding.

eby

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Zachary Tucker <zbtucker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all!
> I am the IT Director of the Nelson Memorial Library in Grafton, MA.  After
> having the responsibility to operate the building moved from the town to a
> group of trustees, I have been looking at library automation systems - open
> source system, specifically.
> The planned setup was to run the server in a VMWare environment and then
> have the staff client accessible via 'checkout' computer.  Also, public
> computers would be able to search the catalog via the OPAC system.
> My questions:
> a) Currently, the library volunteers have been cataloging donated books in a
> program named 'BookDB'  Does anyone on the list have any experience
> importing books from BookDB to Evergreen?
> b) If the answer to a is no or not possible, is there an importing interface
> where I can write a script to convert the BookDB output to a format that
> Evergreen will accept.
> c) Our last-ditch plan is to re-catalog them anew, but I can't find where we
> can add books to the database.  Granted, I haven't looked around the server,
> but I am looking for a point in the right direction.
> Thank you
>
>