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

Tue Mar 10 10:32:05 EDT 2015

Elaine, thanks for this! I'm going to play with it and see how I can adapt
it for our acquisitions libraries. It will fill in the gap for the times
they don't order from B&T or Ingram. I think I'm going to have some happy
librarians.

Mary

Mary Llewellyn
Database Manager
Bibliomation
Waterbury, CT

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Ruth Frasur <director at hagerstownlibrary.org
> wrote:

> Elaine, you're awesome.  I'm passing that converter along to my cataloger.
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Hardy, Elaine <
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>
>> MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloging and is a carrier format for
>> bibliographic data. The link Ruth set is a good source for background and
>> specifics.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is an Amazon to MARC converter (
>> http://chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/az2marc.pl). The records are extremely
>> brief and more suited toward acquisitions records than cataloging records
>> (they don’t have subjects and the name headings (authors, editors,
>> performers, etc.) are not what we would use in cataloging); but, they might
>> help you to get a few records in your database. The MARC record from the
>> converter for The Martian by Andy Weir is:
>>
>>
>>
>> 000 00000nam  2200000 a 4500
>>
>> 001 ASIN0804139024
>>
>> 008 150310s2014    xxu                 eng d
>>
>> 020    0804139024 (hardcover) |c $24.00
>>
>> 020    9780804139021 (hardcover)
>>
>> 100 1  Weir, Andy.
>>
>> 245 14 The martian : |b a novel / |c Andy Weir.
>>
>> 250    First Edition.
>>
>> 260    [S.l.] : |b Crown, |c 2014.
>>
>> 300    384 p. ; |c 25 cm.
>>
>> 520    Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people
>> to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.
>> After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while
>> thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no
>> way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out,
>> his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are,
>> though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery,
>> unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to
>> kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his
>> ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to
>> quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after
>> the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible
>> odds against him?
>>
>> 856 40 |3 Amazon.com |u
>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0804139024/chopaconline-20
>>
>>
>>
>> To see what the record looks like as cataloged by the Library of Congress
>> (DLC or LC) from OCLC’s WorldCat database, see the PINES catalog at:
>> http://gapines.org/eg/opac/record/5658405?query=martian%20weir;qtype=keyword;locg=1;expand=marchtml#marchtml
>> (you may need to scroll down to see the MARC)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Elaine*
>>
>>
>>
>> J. Elaine Hardy
>> PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
>> Georgia Public Library Service
>> 1800 Century Place, Ste 150
>> Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
>>
>>
>>
>> 404.235.7128
>> 404.235.7201, fax
>> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
>> www.georgialibraries.org
>> www.georgialibraries.org/pines
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Howard
>> Canning
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 09, 2015 3:42 PM
>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] adding books and materials to library
>> catalog
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok thanks all. The responses have been great. I'm very eager to learn all
>> about this and indeed your experiences with evergreen. Let me see if I can
>> find that book, Ben. :) Again thanks.
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2015 2:08 PM, "Ben Shum" <bshum at biblio.org> wrote:
>>
>> Well, for whatever it's worth, I selected "Library of Congress" as my
>> source on a 2.7 test server and then did a title search for "A First
>> Course in Abstract Algebra" and my first hit was a 2015 bib record for
>> that material out of 14 hits.  When I did an ISBN search on the
>> 10-digit ISBN, I got the same record exactly.  So, there are bib
>> records with that particular example in existence.
>>
>> The quality of bib records will vary depending on who created the
>> record and what information was or was not included and whether it was
>> all accurate.  I know we make use of cataloging services, like OCLC.
>> But there are lots of potential z39.50 databases to draw from around
>> the world (like lists at http://irspy.indexdata.com/).
>>
>> -- Ben**
>>
>> **who is *not* a cataloger and will respectfully step back away from
>> the rest of discussing library cataloging practices...
>>
>> 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
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Benjamin Shum
>> Evergreen Systems Manager
>> Bibliomation, Inc.
>> 24 Wooster Ave.
>> Waterbury, CT 06708
>> 203-577-4070, ext. 113
>>
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-- 
Mary Llewellyn
Database Manager
Bibliomation, Inc.
24 Wooster Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06708
mllewell at biblio.org
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