My records are imported successfully. There are no problems. Hence, I ask about it.
On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM Lauren Denny <lauren_de...@sil.org> wrote: > When I've imported from one system something that is sort of unique to > Koha, is the field used for the item records. Koha uses 952 many other > systems use 942 or 852. If you want items to appear on the records you > need to move the item info to 952. The 952 field has to have the correct > codes for library, item type, and any other authorized values used for item > records that you set up in Koha or the records will not import like Fred > said.. > > Koha also likes records to have a leader (LDR or 000) and 008 fields. If > these are missing, it messes with your search results. I added a record in > Koha with a generic leader and then copyed it and added the field to all my > records in MarcEdit and do the same with the 008. > > Another common thing to clean is the indicators especially for 245. > Depending on what your records look like or if you want to 'skip' any > leading articles - a, an, the, you need to use the correct indicators. > > Hope this helps, > Lauren > > > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 9:12 AM King, Fred <fred.k...@medstar.net> wrote: > >> My experience is that if the MARC fields are structurally accurate, it’s >> a good idea but not necessary. For example, as long as a 650 field has >> something that Koha recognizes as possibly having something to do with a >> subject heading, it will import. Also, if the record lacks mandatory fields >> such as the 942, it will import but if you try to edit the record, you’ll >> need to put in the itype before you can save it. >> >> However, if the structure of the record is faulty, importing will stop. >> Then you have to figure where the faulty record is, correct it, and try to >> import again. When I was importing an especially annoying batch of MARC >> records I had to break them down into groups—I think it was 100 records >> per group—then upload them, find the group with the problem record, divide >> the group in half, upload that half, etc., narrowing things down until I >> found the problem. >> >> I haven’t had that problem recently, and later versions of Koha may point >> out where the faulty record is (I hope so!). Koha is a small but >> interesting part of my job, and even after ten years of being a sysadmin I >> still only learn things when I need to. >> >> Again, my experience only. >> >> --Fred >> >> Fred King, MSLS, AHIP >> Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center >> fred.k...@medstar.net >> 202-877-6670 >> ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 >> MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org >> >> The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of >> knowledge. >> —Stephen Hawking >> >> From: Koha <koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz> On Behalf Of Himanshu >> Aggarwal >> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2024 7:24 AM >> To: Koha <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Koha] Enquiry >> >> Is it necessary to clean staged MARC records -- Assistant Librarian, >> Confucius Institute Scholar 13-14, R. D. National College, Bandra (W. ) >> _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list https: >> //urldefense. com/v3/__http: //koha-community. >> org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-Wq5Ou4VhDefYA9gyTRYmlglu5dIxvQgvTXx0_0s5hI5u6R0Gx4vClJ7tlhkgM-1my_UFnr1xDzXZBS5OWmgJA8$[koha-community[. >> ]org] >> >> >> Is it necessary to clean staged MARC records >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Assistant Librarian, >> >> Confucius Institute Scholar 13-14, >> >> R.D. National College, >> >> Bandra (W.) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> Koha mailing list >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://koha-community.org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-Wq5Ou4VhDefYA9gyTRYmlglu5dIxvQgvTXx0_0s5hI5u6R0Gx4vClJ7tlhkgM-1my_UFnr1xDzXZBS5OWmgJA8$ >> < >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/koha-community.org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-Wq5Ou4VhDefYA9gyTRYmlglu5dIxvQgvTXx0_0s5hI5u6R0Gx4vClJ7tlhkgM-1my_UFnr1xDzXZBS5OWmgJA8$ >> >[koha-community[.]org] >> >> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz<mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> >> >> Unsubscribe: >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-Wq5Ou4VhDefYA9gyTRYmlglu5dIxvQgvTXx0_0s5hI5u6R0Gx4vClJ7tlhkgM-1my_UFnr1xDzXZBS5d503n30$ >> < >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-Wq5Ou4VhDefYA9gyTRYmlglu5dIxvQgvTXx0_0s5hI5u6R0Gx4vClJ7tlhkgM-1my_UFnr1xDzXZBS5d503n30$ >> >[lists[.]katipo[.]co[.]nz] >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >> > -- Assistant Librarian, Confucius Institute Scholar 13-14, R.D. National College, Bandra (W.) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha