Maine State Library has a page devoted to the unique bar codes used by each library in the state. Many of the bar codes start with the zip code of the library - small towns often only have one library.
http://maine.gov/infonet/barcodes.htm Thus, if we all eventually get on one Evergreen database in Maine, we do not have to re-bar code to have unique numbers. On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:47 PM, < [email protected]> wrote: > Send Open-ils-general mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-ils-general > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Open-ils-general digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Collection HQ and Evergreen (Sue Graziano) > 2. ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN (Andrew Morton) > 3. Re: ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN (Jason Etheridge) > 4. Re: ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN (Andrew Morton) > 5. Re: Importing from ISBN (Hardy, Elaine) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:00:20 -0700 > From: Sue Graziano <[email protected]> > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Collection HQ and Evergreen > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > < > caddnuuasm9pzbejuwkuskvq0jpgsgjav_crdmnu3ycgxhoc...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello all, > > Santa Cruz Public Libraries is using Collection HQ. However, I don't have > any experience extracting MARC or CSV data, and at this point, we haven't > had the need. I'd suggest you talk to support at Collection HQ. > > We began using Collection HQ in January. We've been very pleased with the > weeding reports it generates, although getting our collection up to CHQ is > going to take us quite a while. I've used it for several statistical > reports since I couldn't (yet) get the data from Evergreen. What I haven't > yet been able to extract for CHQ or Evergreen (yet) are circulation reports > for a specific periods. > > -- > Sue Graziano > Collection Development Librarian > Santa Cruz Public Libraries > 117 Union St. > Santa Cruz, CA 95060 > [email protected] > (831) 427-7700 x7725 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20121011/93b888f4/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:19:10 +0100 > From: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > So are you saying that there is no unique way to identify a publication? > Sort of seems like isbn is useless if that is the case.... > > Andrew > > > > On 11 Oct 2012, at 15:31, "Hardy, Elaine" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > ISBNs are not matching points. Publishers re-use the all the time, for > > example (this is a particular problem with children's nonfiction series > > publishers). You may reach a point where they will no longer tally with > > the item in hand. Also, older books will not have ISBNs, so depending on > > the overall collection in your library, you may find that ISBNs are not > > dependable. > > > > Elaine > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > J. Elaine Hardy > > PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager > > Georgia Public Library Service > > 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 > > Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 > > > > 404.235-7128 > > 404.235-7201, fax > > [email protected] > > www.georgialibraries.org > > www.georgialibraries.org/pines > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Andrew Morton > > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:36 PM > > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Importing from ISBN > > > > Yea. > > They all seem to tally to the ISBN.... > > > > btw, im on a mac, so marcedit may not be available... > > > > Andrew. > > > > On 9 Oct 2012, at 20:59, Jason Etheridge wrote: > > > >>> I was thinking that using the fast item add feature in Evergreen's > >>> z39.50 workflow might be what makes it faster than batch loading the > >>> bibs and adding holdings separately. > >> > >> Ah, I can see that. Andrew, are you getting unique barcodes for all > > your books? > >> > >> -- Jason > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20121011/974f69d8/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:22:06 -0400 > From: Jason Etheridge <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > < > cacditt8jdncqtp6qczvkxynocjqse-djp144cpt077gdhzq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Andrew Morton > <[email protected]> wrote: > > So are you saying that there is no unique way to identify a publication? > > Sort of seems like isbn is useless if that is the case.... > > It's useful enough for the purpose that "added content" vendors rely > on it for providing libraries reviews, jacket images, etc. > > It's just not perfect by a longshot, and if you're using them as item > barcodes, you'll probably hit more complications down the road. > > -- Jason > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:41:50 +0100 > From: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Jason, > > Thanks for the clarification on that- most helpful! > > Getting back to the original question on this thread... > Are we saying that there are 2 methods to add books? > > 1) import a batch Marc record. But then it's a manual thing to add it to > holdings. > 2) use a z39.50 server to search for it and use a fast add to add it to > holdings in one step? > > Regards, > Andrew > > > > > On 11 Oct 2012, at 18:22, Jason Etheridge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Andrew Morton > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So are you saying that there is no unique way to identify a publication? > >> Sort of seems like isbn is useless if that is the case.... > > > > It's useful enough for the purpose that "added content" vendors rely > > on it for providing libraries reviews, jacket images, etc. > > > > It's just not perfect by a longshot, and if you're using them as item > > barcodes, you'll probably hit more complications down the road. > > > > -- Jason > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:47:32 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Hardy, Elaine" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Importing from ISBN > To: "'Evergreen Discussion Group'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > There are ways to match an item in hand with a MARC bibliographic record. > Catalogers use a combination of fields to do so. ISBNs are finding aids and > can point you to the correct record but cannot stand by themselves. We use > main title (245), edition (250), publisher (260 b), date of publication > (260 > c) and pagination (300) as well as other fields for type and format. > > > > ISBNs aren?t useless, they just aren?t matching points by themselves. > > > > Elaine > > _____ > > > J. Elaine Hardy > PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 > Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 > > 404.235-7128 > 404.235-7201, fax > [email protected] > www.georgialibraries.org > www.georgialibraries.org/pines > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Andrew Morton > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 1:19 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: Importing from ISBN > > > > So are you saying that there is no unique way to identify a publication? > > Sort of seems like isbn is useless if that is the case.... > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > On 11 Oct 2012, at 15:31, "Hardy, Elaine" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > ISBNs are not matching points. Publishers re-use the all the time, for > example (this is a particular problem with children's nonfiction series > publishers). You may reach a point where they will no longer tally with > the item in hand. Also, older books will not have ISBNs, so depending on > the overall collection in your library, you may find that ISBNs are not > dependable. > > Elaine > > ________________________________ > > > J. Elaine Hardy > PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 > Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 > > 404.235-7128 > 404.235-7201, fax > [email protected] > www.georgialibraries.org > www.georgialibraries.org/pines > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Andrew Morton > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:36 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Importing from ISBN > > Yea. > They all seem to tally to the ISBN.... > > btw, im on a mac, so marcedit may not be available... > > Andrew. > > On 9 Oct 2012, at 20:59, Jason Etheridge wrote: > > > > > I was thinking that using the fast item add feature in Evergreen's > > z39.50 workflow might be what makes it faster than batch loading the > > bibs and adding holdings separately. > > > > Ah, I can see that. Andrew, are you getting unique barcodes for all > > your books? > > > > > > -- Jason > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20121011/7d4e516a/attachment.htm > > > > End of Open-ils-general Digest, Vol 76, Issue 16 > ************************************************ > -- Nancy B. Grant LMS, NBCT Penquis Valley Information Center MSAD #41 48 Penquis Drive MIlo, ME 04463 207-943-7346 ext 110
