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

[Tina Ji]

Thanks, Jane. Very likely I need it later. Tina


Quoting Jane Sandberg <sandbej at linnbenton.edu>:

> 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


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