This is a very rough MARC upload how to. Please improve it. In the staff interface, go to the Cataloging tab, then click on 'Upload Marc Data' in the sidebar. You'll get a form where you can upload a file of MARC data. The first time you upload, you should probably leave the 'Test Load' setting at true so you can see what OpenBiblio thinks about your MARC file, without messing with the database. After that, go back to the upload screen and change the setting to false. Make sure that the collection and material type values are set the way you want them, and then upload the file again. You should get a message telling you how many records were imported. After the import, you'll need to find the imported records, set the call number (unless you use a patch to set it for you, see Patch:1118356), and add copies. ImportantMARC data is not plain text data. Many programs allow you to edit MARC data in a plain text format, but that text format can not be imported directly into OpenBiblio. You will need to convert the records into actual MARC transmission format (Z39.2) before import. MarcEdit is an excellent, free program for Windows that can help you with this. A test file in the correct format, with a few very simple records can be downloaded here. |