[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Mass import -Item import Attributes

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Chris,

I've attached a screenshot of two import item attribute profiles used in 
one of our live systems. I'll also add these examples to the 
documentation since working examples could be quite useful here.

The

[@code="b"][2]

bit means that the shortname for the circulating library can be found in the second instance of a subfield b. Looking at the stock 852 tag item attributes, you'll see that there is a [@code="b"][1] for owning library and the [@code="b"][2] for circulating library. In that case, the corresponding MARC record may have:

852 1‡a9012 ‡b SYS1 ‡bBR1 ‡hFIC Pik ‡p39012000201485  ‡9p10.99usd

to identify SYS1 as the call number owner and BR1 as the copy owner. In our case, we always use the same org unit as the owning library and circulation library and, therefore, just add one subfield to the owning library and circulation library columns.

The stock profile also has fields like [@code = "x" and text() = "reference"]. This means you need to add "reference" to subfield x to mark the copy as reference.

I hope this helps!

Kathy


Kathy Lussier
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Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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On 12/9/2012 5:48 PM, Chris Maas wrote:
> Looking to do some mass imports.  Can some kind soul please send a working
> example of how a set of Item import attributes is set up?   Looking
> particularly for how things like "circulating library"  might be set up?
> (how to turn language like [@code="b"][2] into something useful).
>
> P.S.  The 852 field looks like this:  852 1‡a9012  ‡hFIC Pik
> ‡p39012000201485  ‡9p10.99usd
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

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