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Session 7 - Cataloguing with KOHA

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Last week we covered how you can look up resources in SCIS, download the record, and then upload to KOHA or other Integrated Library Management system. This week we will revise the process to find items on the KOHA cataloguing system and add them into the catalogue. We will use the same resources as last week - Images below. Fast Catalogue Here is a quick YouTube clip on using Koha's Fast Cataloguing option Fast Add Cataloging in Koha, bywatersolutions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIFlht-1Q_c bywatersolutions have some other tutorials so check out their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV_OXyJ1D3Bi_SxE2pc2KWmoBTNfFG_lz With KOHA, you can do a Fast Catalogue using the Circulation module. This can be used if you are trying to book out an item to a patron and it can't be located in the library system. Some of the fields are updated automatically and you only need to add the title. Once you go into Fast Cataloguing, some fields are automatically generated

Session 6 - Download and Upload to ILMS

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Uploading MARC records to ILMS Use SCIS to locate records Class Activity 1: Locate exact or close copies for the first 3 of the following resources. We will use the other ones a bit later. Check that all the relevant details are correct. STEP 1: Bulk download from SCIS You can download MARC records one by one, like we did last week, or you can do a bulk download. Start by opening SCIS and Login using your SCIS details that you created last week. In SCIS, go to the Download section and put in the ISBN for each of your resources. Click on the Create Request button at the bottom of the screen. In my example, SCIS located 3 records and was unable to match 2 records. To download the 3 records, click on Download Records on the top right hand side of the window. Your records will be downloaded as a ZIP file. As I have a Windows based PC, they will be downloaded to my downloads folder. STEP 2: Upload into KOHA Using the demonstration KOHA (Catalyst Australia) and the login/password of staff/st