August 2004 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

Re: [Koha] importing, marc mapping, progress
by Paul POULAIN 10 Aug '04

10 Aug '04

Scott Scriven wrote: > <>Hello... > > I was thinking about building a full MARC display today, and then > came across some related messages... Anyway, here is how I was > thinking of implementing a more complete display. It essentially > involves a marc tag list consumable by the template, and a > generic CSS-friendly display controlled by a separate CSS file. > Details are below: > > Build a hash of marc data for each relevant record. Perhaps > two-layered, to account for both fields and subfields. These > will go into a list I'll call "records". Pass this to the > display template along with the koha data. > > While displaying the records, the template should pull out and > consume (remove from the hash) whatever fields are desired, > then display the rest afterward, in a generic format. To > prevent display of a field, the template should consume it > without printing it. > > The template would generate output similar to... > (pseudocode, but for clarity, code is in <? ?>'s) > > <div class="book_overview"> > <div class="245a"><h4>Title:</h4> > <span class="245a"><? print record["245"]["a"] ?></span> > <? delete record["245"]["a"] ?> > </div> > <div class="100a"><h4>Author:</h4> > <span class="100a"><? print record["100"]["a"] ?></span> > <? delete record["100"]["a"] ?> > </div> > </div> > > ... and below (any info not used above) ... a titled div for each > tag, containing a titled div for each subfield and the actual > data in a span: > > Additional MARC Info > +------------------------------------------------+ > | Additional author (700) | > | +--------------------------------------------+ | > | | Personal Name (700 $a): Doe, John | | > | +--------------------------------------------+ | > | +--------------------------------------------+ | > | | Description (700 $g): blah blah blah | | > | +--------------------------------------------+ | > +------------------------------------------------+ > > <div class="marc"> > <? for each tag in record: ?> > <div class="<? print tag ?>"> > <h3><? print tag_names[tag], (tag) ?>/h3> > <? for each field in record[tag]: ?> > <div class="<? print tag, field ?>"> > <h4><? print tag_names[tag], (tag) ?></h4> > <span class="<? print tag, field ?>"> > <? print record[tag][field] ?> > </span> > </div> > <? end for ?> > </div> > <? end for ?> > </div> > > Layout detail would then be implemented with CSS, with generic > formatting for most tags and special formatting for any known > tags which should stand out. See http://csszengarden.com/ for > details of how this sort of layout can work. > > Anyway, this would require the template to do a little more than > just print out variables. It would need to call functions and/or > unset hash entries. Is that possible? > > Does any of this sound reasonable? It's almost what we plan to do for "ISBD view". Not exactly, but near. About css, i must admit i'm not a css-master, so help in actual code is welcomed (note it's better in the coming 2.2, but not yet csszengarden-top-quality ;-) = > <> Should I be posting on the > dev list instead? yes, I cc it. -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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RE: [Koha-devel] Possible to create/import separate records for multiple items with same ISBN?
by Bruffey, Mark 09 Aug '04

09 Aug '04

Doesn't work. Just moves error to line 11, from line 10, he he. FYI, I cannot run the *.pl script from the command line, because bash complains it can't find it, even when I know good and well I'm in the correct directory. Maybe my path is messed up? Therefore, I have been running "perl blahblah.pl -file pathtofilename. Any help for you there? Mark -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Hedges [mailto:shedges@skemotah.com] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:08 PM To: Bruffey, Mark Cc: koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Koha-devel] Possible to create/import separate records for multiple items with same ISBN? Ahh. Try adding this line: use lib "usr/local/koha/intranet/modules"; just before the other "use" statements in the script. (IIRC, you need to run the script as root, too.) Stephen Bruffey, Mark said: > Hi Stephen! > > I did make that discovery, but bulkimport errors out with message > "Can't locate C4/Context.pm in @INC ( . . . etc.)" What did I do > wrong? I'm using Fedora Core 1. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Hedges [mailto:shedges@skemotah.com] > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:39 PM > To: Bruffey, Mark > Cc: koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Possible to create/import separate records > for multiple items with same ISBN? > > > Mark, in intranet/scripts/misc you'll find bulkmarcimport.pl, which > will probably work better for what you are wanting to do. If you run > it without any arguments, you'll see a brief help screen. > > Stephen > > Bruffey, Mark said: >> I am ready to batch import our MARC21 records (35,000) into KOHA for >> serious testing of KOHA. >> >> I believe the proper way to batch import MARC records into KOHA is >> through the breeding farm. >> >> As I read the indicators for import into breeding farm, it appears >> that items with same ISBN will be deleted/ignored. However, we have >> already decided to create a MARC record for each item, in our current >> automation/cataloging system, as this provides certain advantages >> unavailable when multiple copies of the same item are cataloged >> together in the same record. >> >> I don't want to go into explaining all the benefits of keeping a >> single record for each item at this time, but I do feel those >> benefits > >> are great enough to justify maintaining the collection that way. Is >> it > >> possible to do this in KOHA? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> PS Obviously, I could use any import/export help available, and I >> will > >> diligently read any documentation on this operation, should any be >> pointed out to me. >> >> >> L. Mark Bruffey >> Director Library Services >> Central Baptist Theological Seminary >> 900 Forestview Lane N >> Plymouth MN 55441 >> 763 417 8264 >> >> mbruffey(a)centralseminary.edu > > -- > Stephen Hedges > Skemotah Solutions, USA > www.skemotah.com -- shedges(a)skemotah.com > -- Stephen Hedges Skemotah Solutions, USA www.skemotah.com -- shedges(a)skemotah.com

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Possible to create/import separate records for multiple items with same ISBN?
by Bruffey, Mark 09 Aug '04

09 Aug '04

I am ready to batch import our MARC21 records (35,000) into KOHA for serious testing of KOHA. I believe the proper way to batch import MARC records into KOHA is through the breeding farm. As I read the indicators for import into breeding farm, it appears that items with same ISBN will be deleted/ignored. However, we have already decided to create a MARC record for each item, in our current automation/cataloging system, as this provides certain advantages unavailable when multiple copies of the same item are cataloged together in the same record. I don't want to go into explaining all the benefits of keeping a single record for each item at this time, but I do feel those benefits are great enough to justify maintaining the collection that way. Is it possible to do this in KOHA? Thanks, Mark PS Obviously, I could use any import/export help available, and I will diligently read any documentation on this operation, should any be pointed out to me. L. Mark Bruffey Director Library Services Central Baptist Theological Seminary 900 Forestview Lane N Plymouth MN 55441 763 417 8264 mbruffey(a)centralseminary.edu Central Seminary <http://www.centralseminary.edu/> www.centralseminary.edu Fourth Baptist Church <http://www.fourthbaptist.org/> www.fourthbaptist.org WCTS Radio AM 1030 Online <http://www.centralseminary.edu/wcts> www.centralseminary.edu/wcts *************************************** Have you experienced the good news? "Every one who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!" [Romans 10:13] ***************************************

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by Bruffey, Mark 09 Aug '04

09 Aug '04

test, please ignore L. Mark Bruffey Director Library Services Central Baptist Theological Seminary 900 Forestview Lane N Plymouth MN 55441 763 417 8264 mbruffey(a)centralseminary.edu Central Seminary <http://www.centralseminary.edu/> www.centralseminary.edu Fourth Baptist Church <http://www.fourthbaptist.org/> www.fourthbaptist.org WCTS Radio AM 1030 Online <http://www.centralseminary.edu/wcts> www.centralseminary.edu/wcts *************************************** Have you experienced the good news? "Every one who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!" [Romans 10:13] ***************************************

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Dates in Koha's RSS
by Owen Leonard 09 Aug '04

09 Aug '04

I'm trying out Koha's RSS functions, and finding that the feed which rss.pl generates is not valid because of the format of the date: "line 13, column 40: lastBuildDate must be an RFC-822 date <lastBuildDate>Thu Aug 5 13:00:34 2004</lastBuildDate>" Here's the validator's explanation: "Invalid date. The value specified must meet the Date and Time specifications as defined by RFC822, with the exception that the year should be expressed as four digits. Solution Change the date format to comply with RFC822. Here are examples of valid RFC822 dates: <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:00:00 EST</pubDate> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2002 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2002 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate>" The script generates the date here: sub getDate { my $date = localtime(timelocal(localtime)); return $date; } ...which is where I assume the date formatting should take place, but it's beyond me. I assume it's not that difficult for those who know Perl. Can someone offer a suggestion? Thanks, Owen

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Re: [Koha-devel] Serials (next translation questions...)
by Owen Leonard 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

> Paul POULAIN said: > > We need another word I think : issue is used in > > circulation module, when > > you issue a book to someone. > > I think "issues" is the right word for > both the items people have > checked out, and the individual issues of a > periodical. I agree with Stephen, but is this a translation-script problem? Will translators who use the translator script only be given the one instance of 'issues' to translate, without know the context? It's been a while since I tried out that script... -- Owen

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RE: [Koha-devel] Serials (next translation questions...)
by Anthony Youngman 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

Sounds like the word you want is "issue", as in "the November issue of the magazine". And we would just say "a missing issue" or "this issue is missing" - I don't think there's a particular English word for it. Cheers, Wol -----Original Message----- From: koha-devel-admin(a)lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:koha-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Paul POULAIN Sent: 05 August 2004 14:26 To: Koha-devel Subject: [Koha-devel] Serials (next translation questions...) Hi, In french, for a given subscription (=abonnement), you wait for effective items. Repeated items are called "bulletins" (= explains the word "bulletinage" -see previous post-) What word should we use in english ? Items is very poor, as it's used for something else. In french, "numéro" is a synonym for "bulletin", and can be translated by "number". I think number is poor in english too. still in french, a "bulletin" that is late and will never arrive is called "lacune". I don't know the exact translation, but is "missing" OK ? A "bulletin" that is late will be marked "late". Is this word correct ? A "bulletin" that should arrive soon is marked "waited" (= ie : is planned, but not yet late). Is it correct ? I think it's all for today (a very raining one in Marseille...) -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list Koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/koha-devel **************************************************************************** This transmission is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain private and confidential information. If this has come to you in error you must not act on anything disclosed in it, nor must you copy it, modify it, disseminate it in any way, or show it to anyone. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission error or telephone ECA International immediately and delete the e-mail from your information system. Telephone numbers for ECA International offices are: Sydney +61 (0)2 8272 5300, Hong Kong + 852 2121 2388, London +44 (0)20 7351 5000 and New York +1 212 582 2333. ****************************************************************************

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Serials (next translation questions...)
by Paul POULAIN 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

Hi, In french, for a given subscription (=abonnement), you wait for effective items. Repeated items are called "bulletins" (= explains the word "bulletinage" -see previous post-) What word should we use in english ? Items is very poor, as it's used for something else. In french, "numéro" is a synonym for "bulletin", and can be translated by "number". I think number is poor in english too. still in french, a "bulletin" that is late and will never arrive is called "lacune". I don't know the exact translation, but is "missing" OK ? A "bulletin" that is late will be marked "late". Is this word correct ? A "bulletin" that should arrive soon is marked "waited" (= ie : is planned, but not yet late). Is it correct ? I think it's all for today (a very raining one in Marseille...) -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Re: [Koha-devel] serial management & "bull"
by Partha Mukhopadhyay 05 Aug '04

05 Aug '04

Hi friends The right word may be "Continuing Resources". This includes each and every type of serials publication. Another point in the development of KOHA is to design effective report interface. The report interface should include all the report formats (standard & customized) for various housekeeping operations. I would like to post a list of such necessary reports in the forum. Thanks and regards to you all Partha S. Mukhopadhyay -- India.com free e-mail - www.india.com. Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! Powered by Outblaze

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recent commits
by Paul POULAIN 03 Aug '04

03 Aug '04

Hi every body, I'm back after 2 weeks, and happy to work on Koha again. I'm reading commits & try to understand them. I've 2 questions for chris & owen : * for CHRIS : your commit about language selection is nice but I feel they are uncomplete. Am I wrong ? I see only internal things and no new button(s) in OPAC. * for OWEN (copy to MATTHIEU, from doXulting) : Thanks for HTML fixes, the question is about basket.js. This script should be in <THEMELANG>/js/basket.js, where you moved it. But you didn't delete the /js/basket.js directory. Is there a reason for this ? Matthieu, you did some changes, that where in the new location. It means you saw the modif. So unless Owen states something else, I'll delete basket.js & the /js/ directory. -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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