[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Is there a resource for initial setup

[Vicki Reeves]

Thank you.  I'm coming from Booksys's Atriuum using the Export MARC
function.  Our holdings are store in the 852 field with a typical 852
field looking like this:
aDeRidder Branch
$bMain Collection
$hBOH
$iDOU
$kF-AF
$p000517511
$302/22/2007
$925.00
$x07-080

Any help is appreciated.

On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 15:37 -0400, Rogan Hamby wrote:
> Vickie,
> 
> A large part of the challenge you mention is the migration of data from 
> your old system into Evergreen.  It's certainly a part of getting started 
> on Evergreen but not strictly speaking an Evergreen issue.  A person 
> moving data from Horizon might have very different issues to face than 
> someone moving from TLC for example.  Because there is no universal 
> standard for copy level records, patron records and so forth that stuff 
> will have be mapped from what is was to what it will be.
> 
> There's already some advice given about using the IRC group and things 
> like that but make sure you mention what you're using and the version to 
> see if you can find someone with experience in doing that migration.  They 
> might save you a lot of grief.
> 
> Rogan Hamby
> Systems Administrator, FCLS
> Systems Librarian, SCLENDs
> 509 S. Dargan Street
> Florence, SC 29506
> 843-413-7069
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vicki Reeves <vickir at beau.org>
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-
> general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:07:23 -0500
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Is there a resource for initial setup
> 
> > We are a public library working on converting to Evergreen Open-ILS.
> > We've installed 1.6.0.3 and have a staff client running. As a team, we
> > have experience with Linux, relational databases and vendor supplied
> > library automation systems.  But everything about getting the
> > information, records, etc. for our library into Evergreen seems to
> > require hours of wading through documentation plus trial/error ...
> > mostly error ... figuring out what (if any) of it applies to our
> > situation.  Does anyone know the location of an overview of the setup
> > process?  I'm looking for something step by step - maybe like
> > 'Evergreen
> > For Dummies'
> > 
> > All suggestions will be appreciated.  Plus you can have the joy of
> > knowing that you helped with what we think will be the first Evergreen
> > library in Louisiana.
> > 
>