[Koha-devel] Authority record import/export

[MJ Ray]

Partha Mukhopadhyay <psm_vu at india.com>
> Koha does not include (upto version 3.6.4) the provision of MARC 21
> authority management from GUI interfaces. For example 1) to import a
> MARC formatted authority file (like bibliographic records), 2) to
> export authority records from local records through GUI
> etc. Presently it provides only a script (bulkauthimport.pl) to
> import MARC 21 authority records. Could you please suggest me 1) way
> to export of local authority data as marc file; 2) process to setup
> a Z 39.50 authority data server (over the port 9999) thorugh Koha?
> If this version (3.6.4) cannot do, are these features planned for
> 3.8 or 3.10 series?

1. I'm not sure.  I don't think it would be too difficult to extend
tools/export.pl but I could be wrong.  There is bug
http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5706
tracking this feature request, but no library has offered to sponsor it
yet. http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Bug_Reporting_Guidelines#Enhancement.2FSponsorship_Guidelines

2. This can be done by adding or uncommenting lines in koha-conf.xml
as described in the Zebrasrv manual to set up another virtual server.
http://www.indexdata.com/zebra/doc/zebrasrv.html#gfs-config

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Thanks,

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