[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] adding books and materials to library catalog

[Rogan Hamby]

If you're not from a libraires background all the talk about cataloging and
MARC records may be a bit "inside baseball" and sound odd.  Essentially,
libraries put a lot more into a record than many people may assume.  Though
the core of it is what you'd see on an Amazon record it may be much more
extensive.

For context if you go here:

https://sclends.lib.sc.us/eg/opac/record/2020610?query=james%20patterson;qtype=keyword;locg=127;expand=marchtml#marchtml

And click on the expander at the bottom for MARC Record you'll see an
example of what I would call a fairly typical brief record.  Each of those
MARCs, the field names, all of that has meaning to a cataloger.  These can
be written from scratch or copied from other locations.  Libraries
typically use a variety of commercial services for accessing networks of
these records as well as supplying access to each other's via Z39.50 for
these purposes.  When we do this we download MARC files (typically an XML
file) and then import it using the cataloging tools in the staff client.
Note, this is a typical process not an exhaustive list of options.  :)





On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Howard Canning <hcanning at bluehills.org>
wrote:

> No. I find the software interesting and just starting out learning it.
> How for example would I add
> http://www.amazon.com/First-Course-Abstract-Algebra-Groups/dp/1482245523/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1425922030&sr=8-2&keywords=algebra+first+course+3rd+edition
> to evergreen if it isn't a search result. What's the most basic approach.
> Thanks
> On Mar 9, 2015 12:48 PM, "Rogan Hamby" <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Howard,
>>
>> Evergreen does support original cataloging and importing MARC files from
>> copy cataloging services.  Are you familiar with MARC records or cataloging?
>>
>> On Monday, March 9, 2015, Howard Canning <hcanning at bluehills.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>> So I'm evaluating Evergreen 2.7.4 for my school library and am testing
>>> adding books but so far importing them from Z39 appears to be the only way.
>>> I suppose I expect if I type in Algebra I'd get 100's pf books in the
>>> search results but I just get 1 with all the checkboxes checked.
>>> How do I add a book manually and whats the best method to have access to
>>> 1000s of titles like say Amazon.com?
>>> How best can I use Evergreen as I basically want to be able to have an
>>> inventory of the books on the shelves but most most get found on the Z39
>>> look up.
>>> I suspect I'm missing something with Evergreen
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
>> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
>> York County Library System
>>
>> “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to
>> suit me.”
>> ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>>
>>


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Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
York County Library System

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
me.”
― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
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