Awesome Fred! On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 12:27 PM King, Fred <[email protected]> wrote:
> Esteemed colleagues: > > PLEASE NOTE: this entirely frivolous; please hit the delete key if you > wish. Any opinions expressed here are mine and mine only, not necessarily > shared by my employer, the Koha community, koha-US, or any poultry that > might be associated with me. > > A while back I was trying to figure out a way to export records that I had > just uploaded to Koha so I could get information in the 999 field. (So I > could build a new RSS file with links to the bib in the MedStar Authors' > Catalog, but that doesn't really matter at the moment.) "Export Data" > wasn't working-the export files had zero bytes. > > While I was pondering a possible solution, the muse grabbed me by the > keyboard and we produced a litter of couplets. Then someone (Katrin, was it > you?) suggested unchecking the "With items owned by the following > libraries" box, and it worked like a charm. > > That left me with an obsolete poem. > > I hate waste. > > What to do? Well, I added a few more couplets below the "-----" as an > appendix wherein I reveal the solution. The meter gets a bit twisty in > places, but it really does scan. I won't attest to the accuracy of all the > information presented. > > I upload records by the score > Into Koha's reservoir > > From "Manage Records" dialog > Import into the catalog > > Rebuild Zebra then I look > To see what's new, with bib as hook. > > To find one is no chore at all > Search for bib number? What a doll > > My Koha is! if only one > Bib record I want and I'm done > > But now I want to see the batch > That with my Koha I did hatch > > I want to see all that is new > But soon I'm mired deep in glue > > Perhaps Reports will now display > The records that I've done today. > > The Koha SQL collection > Might point me in the right direction. > > Alas, I get an error message! > It doesn't work! There's no expressage! > > Then from the menu Main I go > To menu Tools, because I know > > That in the column Catalog > Export Data, like a dog > > Has served me faithfully before > And helped me through the catalog's door. > > Export records by the date > they're cataloged? No bytes, not great. > > Export records by bib range? > Still no bytes, it's very strange. > > If these don't work, what can I do > To see my MARC creations new? > > Can I put them in a cart? > All bibs selected, part by part? > > That seems to work; they are just fine > Complete with MARC tag 999. > > But now I want to add a date > 260$c--is it too late? > > I add the line and recompile > Then upload the replacement file > > Check dups on field 097 > A field I added--plucked from heaven > > Still I'd like to understand > What happens to my little band > > Of records new that with my hand > From Reference Manager so grand > > I fashioned into format MARC > So they can shine out in the dark > > To show the world what we have done > In MedStar's realm of medicine > > Does anybody have some thoughts? > I'd sure appreciate them, lots. > > For curiosity, you know, > Librarians do not forgo. > > ---- > > BUT WAIT! I think I found a way > To find additions for the day > > Most likely other specs as well > But on this point I shall not dwell. > > From Export Data uncheck the box > For owning lib'ry, that unlocks > > The filter that prevents me from > A happy, joyous MARC outcome. > > And if you have more than one branch > "Clear all" allows the avalanche > > Without a lot of extra clicking. > Make haste! I hear the clock is ticking. > > And that, my friends, is my solution > That works well at my institution. > > And I'm reminded every day > Where there's a Koha, there's a way. > > Fred King, AHIP > Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > 202-877-6670 > ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 > MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org > > As we neared our sixties the cloaks we had wrapped about our essential > selves were wearing thin. > --Robertson Davies, Fifth Business > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system, > the largest in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. Nationally > recognized for clinical quality in heart, orthopaedics, cancer and GI. > > IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information > that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other > privilege. 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