Scott Owen <sowen@...> writes: > > Deb, > > Depending how big your collection is.....it might be easier in the long run > (believe it or not) to just start from scratch. > (bit of a learning curve, but once you "get it" ...it's all downhill) > > In the long run, this gives you an accurate inventory, up to date MARC > records, and requires you to lay hands on every book so you can weed out > the bent/broken/damaged. > > If you have the time, doing a small collection (ie: < 4,000 or so) is > completely doable. > (work on small pieces at a time -- ie; one shelf a day...) > > Otherwise, matching fields in the excel spreadsheet to the required Koha > fields is covered fairly well : > > http://manual.koha-community.org/3.2/en/marceditexcel.html > > http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/data-migration-from-excel-to-koha- td3062109.html > > Good luck ! > > -S
Hi Scott Much as I like the idea of starting from scratch, I don't have a lot of time. Library staffing has been cut back to just me, for 3 hours a day. Not enough time to run the library as I would like to, let alone switch to a new ILS, but as my budget has also been cut, I don't have a lot of choice. However, my current ILS is a bit of a dinosaur, and I like the idea of Koha being maintained and developed by the community, so maybe I needed the push. I will have a look at the links you provided. Many thanks. Deb _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
