[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** RE: Acquisitions and Multiple Bib Records

[Tim Spindler]

Thanks Mary, I added my name to the list on the bug report.

Tim

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Mary Llewellyn <mllewell at biblio.org> wrote:

> We tell our libraries not to use the option to create bibs and items during
> the upload.****
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> In theory, if they work from the uploaded PO/Selection list, each lineitem
> has a “link to catalog” link that searches the catalog (by ISBN, not UPC
> unfortunately), and allows the librarian to manually match and link the acq
> bib to the one in the catalog. Once they do that, they can use Actions/Load
> Bibs and Items on the selection list or purchase order, and their on order
> items would appear in the catalog, attached to the full bib record.****
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> However, we’re having problems with Title Source records and linking. I
> filed a bug report some time ago. The search is hanging or failing to
> retrieve the matching bib, so the libraries end up creating duplicate bibs
> when they use the Action/Load bibs and items command, or create bibs/items
> when moving from a selection list to a purchase order. (Oddly, the linking
> seems to work with Ingram’s iPage bib records.)****
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> So our office spends every day, all day long, working with these duplicates
> and manually merging them with the catalog records. That bug can’t get fixed
> fast enough to suit me.****
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> Here’s a link to my bug report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/810081. It would be great if
> you’d raise the threat level on it!****
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> Mary****
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> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Tim
> Spindler
> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2011 2:25 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Acquisitions and Multiple Bib Records****
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> We were wondering about how others are dealing with this in acquisitions.
>  It has been my assumption that when provider order records are loaded into
> Evergreen via "Load MARC Order Records" via the acquisitions menu that there
> is no record matching done.  Therefore, if a library orders "A Tale of Two
> Cities" and we already have the correct bib record from OCLC that the record
> from the vendor will not match and instead create a duplicate bib record
> rather than attach a copy to the OCLC record with a status of "on order."
>  If this is correct, what are libraries doing who use Evergreen acquisitions
> to clean up the duplicate bib records?****
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> I have not really been able to test but I have assumed it works this way
> because the MARC Federated Search will load duplicate bib records and
> appears to have no record matching capability.****
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