[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] look for LCSH MARC records

[Tina Ji]

Hi Jane,

I want to say thank you so much! I went through your blog. My  
colleague, Mark, tried your script. We successfully downloaded a few  
records from LOC. But it took so long, due to LOC's restriction.

I am properly too ambitious at the moment. I am hoping a fresh start.  
The linking and indexing is a lengthy process. If I can not get it  
done this way, I may have to cherry pick and download from LOC.

Again, thank you so much! Your blog provided enormous help to me.

Tina

Quoting Jane Sandberg <sandbej at linnbenton.edu>:

> Hi Tina,
>
> We do the following:
>
> * Use SQL queries to generate a list of headings in the catalog
> * Use a script to pull all those headings from LOC into one huge MARC file
> * Upload that MARC file into Evergreen
>
> Here's the script we use; improvements are very welcome:
> https://github.com/sandbergja/dlc_authority_fetcher
>
> And this blog post includes the SQL queries that we use to generate
> those heading lists in the first place:
> http://sandbergja.github.io/systems/2017/07/19/authority-control-in-eg
>
> It's not a perfect process, but it is free (our favorite price). :-)
>
>   -Jane
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Tina Ji <tina.ji at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>
>> We've been exploring authority control and planning to apply it. We have an
>> old version of LCSH (over 10 years). We hope to start with a newer version.
>> I found only meta records on LOC website. Downloading from LOC seems
>> infeasible, considering the amount. We also do not have the budget to engage
>> an vendor to do it for us now. I wonder whether anyone knows where to find
>> LCSH MARC records, or anyone may share with us.
>>
>> Any information will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Tina Ji
>> --
>> Tina Ji
>> 1-888-848-9250 ext 1014
>> Support Specialist
>> BC Libraries Co-operative
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jane Sandberg
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Linn-Benton Community College
> sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655
> Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs


-- 
Tina Ji
1-888-848-9250 ext 1014
Support Specialist
BC Libraries Co-operative