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

[Jane Sandberg]

Very glad that it was helpful, Tina.  One resource that I found
helpful during our own start-fresh process was this presentation by
Galen Charlton, Mary Jinglewski, and Chad Cluff:
https://evergreen-ils.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/eg16-CatalogingForester_reduce.pptx

Slide 41 has the command to get rid of all the authority records in
your system, when you're ready for that piece. :-)

   -Jane



On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Tina Ji <tina.ji at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:
> 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
>
>



-- 
Jane Sandberg
Electronic Resources Librarian
Linn-Benton Community College
sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655
Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs