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

Tue Mar 10 11:51:22 EDT 2015

Definite thanks :-)

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Mary Llewellyn <mllewell at biblio.org>
wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ruth Frasur
>> Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township
>> Library
>> 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346)
>> p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808
>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Mary Llewellyn
> Database Manager
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> 24 Wooster Ave.
> Waterbury, CT 06708
> mllewell at biblio.org
>

-- 
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Library
10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346)
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