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That MFHD.pm code is so helpful! Thanks for sharing. -Kristina > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Mike Rylander > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:49 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] MARC Holdings > > Evergreen has Perl code for generating holdings statements from MFHD that > we use in the serials module. The core MFHD module could certainly be used > directly (with, perhaps, a namespace change), and the serials module code > could serve as a guide for how to make use of the MFHD module. The latter > is, of course, tied to Evergreen's data structures and general architecture, but > the specific calls made by the serials code to use the MFHD module should be > relatively transparent to a Perl developer and you can ignore all the > Evergreen bits. We're dealing with MARC data (MARC::Record objects) at the > point that we're calling the MFHD module, so that should be translatable to > one's own code. > > See MFHD.pm and the contents of the MFHD directory here: > http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=Evergreen.git;a=tree;f=Open- > ILS/src/perlmods/lib/OpenILS/Utils > > The serials module is implemented by the code here: > http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=Evergreen.git;a=blob;f=Open- > ILS/src/perlmods/lib/OpenILS/Application/Serial.pm > > HTH, > > -- > Mike Rylander > | President > | Equinox Open Library Initiative > | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: [log in to unmask] > | web: http://equinoxinitiative.org > > > On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Spurgin, Kristina M. > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The MARC libraries cited make it easy to work with MARC in general, but > unfortunately the Perl and Ruby versions don't come with any help for the > "interesting" problem of transforming Holdings 853s and 863s into human- > readablesummary holdings statements (like you'd record in the 866 or 867). (I > haven't worked with PyMARC). > > > > We had the same sort of need you describe years ago and came up with > some Perl code that clunkily (and in some cases not quite 100% accurately) > does this. It's not publicly available to point to, but I could send the relevant > part of that code if you are interested. > > > > There has been mild grumbling (from those who pay attention to our serials > display) about the not-great way this works, and we are working on a new > discovery interface, so it's on my list to improve the summary holdings > generation from 853s/863s. > > > > I did some searching for code to do this, but didn't find anything in my first > attempt. If you find something useful that someone else has for this, please do > share! > > > > I've been thinking through a good approach, but don't have anything > implemented yet. > > > > best, > > Kristina > > > > -=- > > Kristina M. Spurgin -- Library Data Strategist > > E-Resources & Serials Management, Davis Library > > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > > CB#3938, Davis Library -- Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890 > > 919-962-3825 -- [log in to unmask] > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > >> Of Andromeda Yelton > >> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 4:01 PM > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] MARC Holdings > >> > >> Note that if perl isn't your thing there are MARC libraries in > >> several languages > >> - python and ruby at least, probably others I don't remember off the > >> top of my head (since I work in python and ruby, no shade to other > >> people's languages :). https://github.com/edsu/pymarc , > >> https://github.com/ruby-marc/ruby- > >> marc . > >> > >> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Julie Cole <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> > Hello all, > >> > I'm pretty new to the world of library systems and this is my first post. > >> > > >> > Anyone have any experience parsing MARC Holding records (853 and > >> > 863) into a more readable 866 or 867 format? > >> > We are wanting to export our holdings from our ILS into our > >> > Discovery Layer and trying to save some of the money that the ILS > >> > vendor would charge us to create the records. > >> > > >> > The parsing doesn't look fun, so I was hoping someone has some code > >> > to use as a starting point. > >> > Also, I'm not sure how clean our data in 853 and 863 is so any > >> > scripts or advice on gotchas when cleaning that up would be > appreciated. > >> > We have about 60,000 holding records. > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Julie. > >> > > >> > > >> > Julie Cole > >> > Library Systems Administrator > >> > Langara College Library > >> > Vancouver, BC > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Andromeda Yelton > >> Senior Software Engineer, MIT Libraries: https://libraries.mit.edu/ > >> President, Library & Information Technology Association: > >> http://www.lita.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda > >> <http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda>