Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
Hi Vikram, It has been a busy week.,, So I found a program that allowed me to export a .mrc file into an .xml file which I opened in Microsoft Excel and then saved it to a .xlsx and .csv file. I converted all three files (one .mrc Athena export and two .mrc files that were converted for import to Koha) and placed them in the following folder so you can have a look... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dqxe494bn2gzo9z/AABywSMDgEaylTHOJPenxqZGa?dl=0 I was able to open all three different types of each file in Microsoft Excel. I took a look and it seems to me that the barcodes are present and in the correct place for import into Koha. So the file seems to contain the correct information. Could the problem be with the way that Koha is handling the file? You mentioned something about mapping. Is there something in Koha that I need to tweak in order to import this file? Thank you for your time Thanks, Bill On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 4:29 PM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: So I looked high and low in Athena and did lots of research online and came up with nothing. The only way to export the Biblio from Athena is via .mrc file. I did find a program called MARC_Utilities.exe that will change it to csv but the file it outputs is odd... I put it in the dropbox folder i referenced earlier. Here is it again... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/og906kpdsh96u27/AABfm9UpGlUzgL6KNC53tFmza?dl=0 I also added a txt file of the output from the mrc file exported from Athena. It is also in that folder. Hope that helps. I am away from my PC tonight on the road so I cannot connect with you. Thanks! Bill On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:35 AM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I checked the file. We have only 5 fields : 1. call 2. Title 3. Author 4. Barcode 5. cost I think you need much more detials like publishing details, item type(book/cd/serials). Please check with your librarian and confirm. Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 8:56 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgelmms3lminmmv/Biblio.pdf?dl=0 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:22 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. I will check. On 29-Sep-2014 8:51 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: Yes. Ubuntu opens it. I will convert it to a PDF. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:13 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Can you read this file? Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 8:34 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6sf9r6hiczhf3ym/Biblio.xps?dl=0 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:02 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I could not open this file. When I open in notepad data is corrupted. Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:58 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: I poked around in Athena for a while and was able to generate the attached file with a list of the holdings in Athena. Is this what you are looking for? In His Service, Bill Kingsley Rutland Area Christian School IT Department Director itd...@racsonline.org www.racsonline.org On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:30 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Are you available ? Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 6:49 AM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Connecting. On 29-Sep-2014 6:42 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: 863 460 978 29c4sn Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 9:05 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I will be available in next 15 min. On 29-Sep-2014 4:42 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: I have loaded team weaver on to the PC with the Athena software on it and am at the location if you are available. Thanks, Bill Sent from my iPhone ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
Actually here is the link.. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dqxe494bn2gzo9z/AADIPau4cjKxbjbdn-80A5sha/marc?dl=0 In His Service, Bill Kingsley Rutland Area Christian School IT Department Director itd...@racsonline.org www.racsonline.org On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 8:02 PM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: Hi Vikram, It has been a busy week.,, So I found a program that allowed me to export a .mrc file into an .xml file which I opened in Microsoft Excel and then saved it to a .xlsx and .csv file. I converted all three files (one .mrc Athena export and two .mrc files that were converted for import to Koha) and placed them in the following folder so you can have a look... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dqxe494bn2gzo9z/AABywSMDgEaylTHOJPenxqZGa?dl=0 I was able to open all three different types of each file in Microsoft Excel. I took a look and it seems to me that the barcodes are present and in the correct place for import into Koha. So the file seems to contain the correct information. Could the problem be with the way that Koha is handling the file? You mentioned something about mapping. Is there something in Koha that I need to tweak in order to import this file? Thank you for your time Thanks, Bill On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 4:29 PM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: So I looked high and low in Athena and did lots of research online and came up with nothing. The only way to export the Biblio from Athena is via .mrc file. I did find a program called MARC_Utilities.exe that will change it to csv but the file it outputs is odd... I put it in the dropbox folder i referenced earlier. Here is it again... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/og906kpdsh96u27/AABfm9UpGlUzgL6KNC53tFmza?dl=0 I also added a txt file of the output from the mrc file exported from Athena. It is also in that folder. Hope that helps. I am away from my PC tonight on the road so I cannot connect with you. Thanks! Bill On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:35 AM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I checked the file. We have only 5 fields : 1. call 2. Title 3. Author 4. Barcode 5. cost I think you need much more detials like publishing details, item type(book/cd/serials). Please check with your librarian and confirm. Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 8:56 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgelmms3lminmmv/Biblio.pdf?dl=0 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:22 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. I will check. On 29-Sep-2014 8:51 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: Yes. Ubuntu opens it. I will convert it to a PDF. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:13 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Can you read this file? Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 8:34 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6sf9r6hiczhf3ym/Biblio.xps?dl=0 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:02 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I could not open this file. When I open in notepad data is corrupted. Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:58 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: I poked around in Athena for a while and was able to generate the attached file with a list of the holdings in Athena. Is this what you are looking for? In His Service, Bill Kingsley Rutland Area Christian School IT Department Director itd...@racsonline.org www.racsonline.org On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:30 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Are you available ? Vikram Zadgaonkar On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 6:49 AM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: Connecting. On 29-Sep-2014 6:42 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: 863 460 978 29c4sn Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2014, at 9:05 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: I will be available in next 15 min. On 29-Sep-2014 4:42 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: I have loaded team weaver on to the PC with the Athena software on it and am at the location if you are available. Thanks, Bill Sent from my iPhone ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
And if for some reason the import goes badly you can rollback the changes. Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren From: Arslan Farooqmailto:arslan...@gmail.com Sent: 9/25/2014 12:51 AM To: jrbkmailto:itd...@racsonline.org Cc: koha-usermailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha Hi, Your MARC file has the barcode field as Chris said, see: https://www.dropbox.com/s/17hfzvv5obvjmvl/test.mrk?dl=0 I was able to import the above record in my Koha, see this: *https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0* I just changed the barcode (to make it unique for my installation), permanent location, current location and koha item type to my intallation's requirements and it works. That means that perhaps you need to double check your 952a, 952b, 952y match with what you have set in your Basic Parameters settings of your installation. Arslan On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Chris Cormack ch...@bigballofwax.co.nz wrote: On 25 September 2014 14:02, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- Electronic Resource Librarian SZABIST Islamabad www.szabist-isb.edu.pkhttp://www.szabist-isb.edu.pk arslan.far...@szabist-isb.edu.pk +92 514 863 363-65 ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
Chris, I am able it import the MARC data. One key item that it missing for each book, etc. is the barcode information. I am not sure how to map in Koha so that the import process sends the data to the correct place. In His Service, Bill Kingsley Rutland Area Christian School IT Department Director itd...@racsonline.org www.racsonline.org On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Riley Childs [via Koha] ml-node+s1045719n5812795...@n5.nabble.com wrote: And if for some reason the import goes badly you can rollback the changes. Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren From: Arslan Farooqmailto:[hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=0 Sent: 9/25/2014 12:51 AM To: jrbkmailto:[hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=1 Cc: koha-usermailto:[hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=2 Subject: Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha Hi, Your MARC file has the barcode field as Chris said, see: https://www.dropbox.com/s/17hfzvv5obvjmvl/test.mrk?dl=0 I was able to import the above record in my Koha, see this: *https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0* I just changed the barcode (to make it unique for my installation), permanent location, current location and koha item type to my intallation's requirements and it works. That means that perhaps you need to double check your 952a, 952b, 952y match with what you have set in your Basic Parameters settings of your installation. Arslan On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Chris Cormack [hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=3 wrote: On 25 September 2014 14:02, jrbk [hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=4 wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- Electronic Resource Librarian SZABIST Islamabad www.szabist-isb.edu.pkhttp://www.szabist-isb.edu.pk [hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=5 +92 514 863 363-65 ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=6 http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [hidden email] http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=nodenode=5812795i=7 http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752p5812795.html To unsubscribe from Export Athena / import Koha, click here http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_codenode=5812752code=aXRkZXB0QHJhY3NvbmxpbmUub3JnfDU4MTI3NTJ8LTIwMTc5MzQzMzI= . NAML http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewerid=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.namlbase=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespacebreadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752p5812833.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
[Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
It could be mapping problem. Send me sample marc file to check issue. On 25-Sep-2014 7:35 AM, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
Here is a link to one of the completed Marc files (i.e. ready for import into Koha) https://www.dropbox.com/s/et1z5t3pdmqrttf/kohaMARC_1.mrc?dl=0 Thanks. On Sep 24, 2014, at 10:35 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: It could be mapping problem. Send me sample marc file to check issue. On 25-Sep-2014 7:35 AM, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
I will check and reply in some time. On 25-Sep-2014 8:13 AM, RAC IT Department itd...@racsonline.org wrote: Here is a link to one of the completed Marc files (i.e. ready for import into Koha) https://www.dropbox.com/s/et1z5t3pdmqrttf/kohaMARC_1.mrc?dl=0 Thanks. On Sep 24, 2014, at 10:35 PM, vikram zadgaonkar vikramczadgaon...@gmail.com wrote: It could be mapping problem. Send me sample marc file to check issue. On 25-Sep-2014 7:35 AM, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Export-Athena-import-Koha-tp5812752.html Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
On 25 September 2014 14:02, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. Just to be clear, are you just missing the barcode part of the item record, or the entire item record? For what it's worth, the MARC file looks fine, it has barcodes in 952p as it should. So just need to clear up, did you mean items showing without barcodes, or just no items at all? Chris ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
Hi, Your MARC file has the barcode field as Chris said, see: https://www.dropbox.com/s/17hfzvv5obvjmvl/test.mrk?dl=0 I was able to import the above record in my Koha, see this: *https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0* I just changed the barcode (to make it unique for my installation), permanent location, current location and koha item type to my intallation's requirements and it works. That means that perhaps you need to double check your 952a, 952b, 952y match with what you have set in your Basic Parameters settings of your installation. Arslan On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Chris Cormack ch...@bigballofwax.co.nz wrote: On 25 September 2014 14:02, jrbk itd...@racsonline.org wrote: FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a Ubuntu server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only be accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private school. It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have logged in and am starting to set things up... I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC records from Athena in order to import it into Koha. http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or issues... I then went into Manage staged MARC records from the Tools menu and imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for each item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it didn't seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system since there are roughly 9000 items. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. -- Electronic Resource Librarian SZABIST Islamabad www.szabist-isb.edu.pk arslan.far...@szabist-isb.edu.pk +92 514 863 363-65 ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
