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

[Ryan Eby]

I think they are still working on the staff client documentation but I
was able to find one library's documentation for catalogers that look
to be rather thorough. They are in PDF form.

http://www.in.gov/library/3381.htm

eby

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Zachary Tucker <zbtucker at gmail.com> wrote:
> @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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