[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Setting Reading Level in the Vandelay process

[Donald Butterworth]

Christine and Cathy,

Adding Stat Cat and any other data element found in the copy/item record to
the Vandelay holding import profiles would be *very* helpful.

Don


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>wrote:

> Hi Christine,
>
> How are you identifying reading levels in your system? Typically, this
> information would be included in the MARC record, not in the copy
> information, so you would just need to make sure that the relevant MARC
> field is included in the records you are importing. I believe it's the 521
> field, but I'm not a cataloger so I might be a little off on that.
>
> However, I was thinking that your library might be using reading level as
> a copy statistical category? If so, I don't believe there is any way you
> can set the stat cat in the Vandelay holding import profiles. It would be a
> nice feature, though.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
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> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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>
> On 7/17/2013 12:15 PM, Christine Campbell wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a question for any libraries that are working with Holding Import
>> Profiles for batch overlay of records/copies. I can't find a method of
>> setting a default Reading Level for the created items; how do other
>> libraries solve this problem?
>>
>> Any help welcome,
>> Christine Campbell
>>
>> Santa Cruz Public Libraries,
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>>
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>>
>> The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll
>> get me a book I ain't read.
>> -Abraham Lincoln
>>
>
>


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Don Butterworth
Faculty Associate / Librarian III
B.L. Fisher Library
Asbury Theological Seminary
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