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

[Jason Stephenson]

Vicki,

You should be able to use the migration_tools from ESI to get your  
bibs and holdings loaded properly.

Have a look here to get a summary of the migration tools:

http://git.esilibrary.com/?p=migration-tools.git;a=summary

If you have git, you get the tools with at the following URL:

git://git.esilibrary.com/git/migration-tools.git


IIRC, the tools above can also help with loading patrons, but you need  
to get the data out of your current ILS in a certain format.

HtH,
Jason


Quoting Vicki Reeves <vickir at beau.org>:

> 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.
>> >
>>
>
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