[Koha-bugs] [Bug 10096] Add a Z39.50 interface for authority searching

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Bug 10096 - [FOLLOW-UP] QA Improvements

0) Run updatedatabase.pl (to add "recordtype" to the z3950servers table.

1) Set up Z39.50 client targets for authority databases. (I've included
information at the bottom of this message for LibrariesAustralia's
test server for authorities as well as instructions on how to use
your Koha's z39.50 authority server as well. The Library of Congress
also has authority databases available (unsure if these are test or
prod), and you might have access to others through OCLC or RLIN. OCLC
provides login credentials for their test databases.

N.B. Make sure that your Z39.50 client target has a Record Type
of Authority, otherwise it won't display when you're doing a
Z3950 search for authorities.

2) Go to the Authorities module

3) Click on the new "Z39.50 search button"

4) Select your authority search targets from the list

5) Do a search for an authority you would like using either the "Keyword"
input box or the more specific input boxes for names, subjects, subject
sub divisions, or titles. (I like searching Author (personal): Eric on
the LibrariesAustralia test DB.)

6) You should see a table listing the server, heading, authority type,
and two other columns (MARC and a nameless column). "Authority type"
is the type of authority it will become when imported in to Koha. In
the Eric example, "PERSO_NAME".

7) Click on "MARC" next to the results of interest to review the MARC
authority record.

8) When you're satisfied with a record, click on "Import".

9) The pop-up window will close and your original Koha window will
change to the "Adding authority Personal Name" screen (in the Eric
example).

10) All the relevant fields should be filled out for the record. Review
them and make any changes as necessary. (N.B. The 001 will be cleared
when saved, so if you have a use for the imported control number, move
it to the 010, 016, or 035 as appropriate. If you have a default value
for the 003, this will also likely be overwritten. Move it if necessary.
The 005 will also be updated when saved, so do not worry about that.)

11) When you're satisfied, click save.

12) Presto! You've imported your first authority record via Z39.50!

Signed-off-by: Kyle M Hall <kyle at bywatersolutions.com>

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