Charles, thanks! I don't know anything about Chopac ILS. This is
definitely a candidate for a code4lib journal article, unless you have
written it up elsewhere! If you don't know about that, just visit
http://code4lib.org.
Meanwhile, I may get back to you on that offer. Thanks.
kc
Quoting Charles Ledvina <cledvina_at_MAIL.OWLS.LIB.WI.US>:
> Hi Karen:
>
> I could set up a test library that uses only Amazon ONIX data on either of
> my sites (chopac.org or libcat.org).
>
> I am unable to install Koha at these addresses but both of these sites
> have the Chopac ILS system installed on them.
>
> --Charles
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:57:38 -0800, Karen Coyle <lists_at_kcoyle.net> wrote:
>> I agree with Jonathan: Wow! Yes, this is great. I'd love to see a
>> whole catalog done this way. It seems like for a small public library
>> with mainly current materials this would work, especially if their
>> system could keyword index the description field. *That* would be an
>> interesting experiment, if someone can do it. Maybe as a test system
>> in Koha? (I'd be glad to help, but have tried to install Koha and
>> failed due to remedial Unix skills.)
>>
>> kc
>>
>> Quoting Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_JHU.EDU>:
>>
>>> Wow, that's pretty cool. Did you write that Charles? Know who did?
>>> If they are interested in writing an article for the Code4Lib
>>> Journal, I think that project could use some more exposure.
>>>
>>> On 12/27/2010 2:08 PM, Charles Ledvina wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:07:16 -0500, Jonathan
> Rochkind<rochkind_at_JHU.EDU>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I suspect they might be a good start for quicker more efficient
> library
>>>>> cataloging too.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take an ONIX record, control the author field, add some controlled
>>>>> subjects, maybe you're done.
>>>> The Amazon To Marc Converter at http://amazon.libcat.org takes
> Amazon's
>>>> ONIX data and creates a Marc where you can verify names via the VIAF
> API
>>>> and add call numbers and subject headings using OCLC's Classify API.
>>>>
>>>> Charles Ledvina
>>>
>
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