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

[Zachary Tucker]

@Ryan Eby - Thank you very much for the link.  I hadn't found that document
in the wiki yet, but I can now write a script to convert BookDB's CSV data
to the XML format needed by Evergreen.
If anyone could give me a short rundown of exactly how to access the 'Add
Bibliographic Record' in the staff client, it would be very
much appreciated.

Thank you

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Ryan Eby <ryaneby at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>



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