[Koha-devel] Authority record import/export

[Bob Birchall]

On 11/04/12 19:43, MJ Ray wrote:
> 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
Actually, the more relevant enhancement for importing authorities is bug 
2060:
http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=2060

Nicole raised the question in 2008!  I can't believe librarians are not 
screaming the house down to have this feature added.  But maybe its not 
an issue for most people?  Or the libraries that need it are totally 
impecunious?

Just wondering really.
Bob
Calyx