[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials in 2.0: anyone working on import scriptfor existing MFHD records

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Repke,

I can't answer your question, but our group is interested in this
functionality as well. 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org 
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] 
> On Behalf Of Repke de Vries
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:31 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials in 2.0: anyone working on 
> import scriptfor existing MFHD records
> 
> Hi all
> 
> with "Serials in 2.0"  I mean the new database setup 
> introduced by Dan Wells + two sets of functionalities on top 
> of that: "Serial Control View" and "Alternate Serial Control" 
> (by two different programming teams).
> 
> And my question goes back to an early november 2010 Evergreen  2.0
> alpha4 discussion [1]  where we had to conclude that an 
> importing script for MARC MFHD records to populate all the 
> "Serials 2.0"  
> database tables, did *not* yet exist - though several 
> libraries (ours among them) expressed the need for it [2].
> 
> I wonder where we are now: anyone working on such a MFHD MARC 
> records importing script or approach?
> 
> Our library might be able to contribute but one would expect 
> that at least some script exists by now that could be further refined.
> 
> How else could we seriously introduce these new Evergreen 2.0 
> Serials features if we can't get the data in (not to mention: 
> export them
> again) :-)
> 
> Yours, Repke de Vries, IISH
> 
> [1]  http://markmail.org/message/75tlejvni3mit5ke
> [2]  I do *not* mean the MFHD options  + importing scripts 
> introduced by Dan Scott in EG 1.6
>