Hi Kate. Thanks for your query!
I thought I'd try and clarify what you are asking, and then hopefully others on the list and from the Koha Community can provide some input as well. As I understand your query: - There is a library you know that uses Koha for their library management system (yeah! the Koha Community is always happy to hear about libraries using Koha!) - Cambridge University Press publishes open access journals, books, and other materials; and maintains high quality MARC records - You would like to help libraries using Koha (and probably other systems) to get your MARC records into their library management system, so they are discoverable in their system Some ideas on how this could happen: - The library using Koha could import your MARC records (either in MARC or MARCXML format): this is a standard cataloguing process in Koha (Cataloging > Import) - You could make your records available in a number of ways: . Available as a download somewhere (there are many options, depending on how they are made available and what is included, such as just new records, updated records, or all the records) . If you provide and maintain a Z39.50/SRU service (like the Library of Congress, other National, and many individual libraries do), and the library could import using the import directly from your Z39.50/SRU service . Some other way... For the Koha side (very simply), it has MARC frameworks that set out the MARC21 (or UNIMARC) tags and subfields to use for records and individual items. Things like authorised values can be used to control lookup fields, and item types and other fields that can be used to display and categorise records. There is also support for authority records for better searching. Maybe looking at one of the demo catalogs for the OPAC would help https://koha-community.org/demo/ In addition, many libraries use a discovery layer as well (such as Aspen or VuFind) to bring together records from their own catalogue, electronic resources, and other databases. Koha is free and open source software - libraries have the choice of installing and supporting Koha themselves, or using one of the many support providers around the world (including those in the UK). It is developed by a world-wide community of libraries, support companies, and individuals around the world. (There is not one vendor to go to, which could be confusing for organisations not used to this model 8-).) Importing records in MARC or MARCXML format is a standard feature in Koha, so this is probably the easiest way for them to get your records into their system. My initial suggestion is that the library you are in contact with should talk to their support provider, if they have one. Or the answer could be something else! David Nind New Zealand On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 at 09:44, Kate Phillips <kate.phill...@cambridge.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I have received an email from a mutual customer asking how to activate our > open access material in KOHA but I have not dealt with this before and > would really like to talk to someone about how our collections are > presented in your system and whether there is anything that I can do to > help facilitate the ingestion of our metadata. We have a cataloguing > librarian who enhances our MARC records to a very high standard and we > could also send these to you if someone is able to tell me how we would go > about doing this. > > I would be very grateful if someone could get back to me about this asap. > > Many thanks, > Kate > > Kate Phillips > Senior Discovery Liaison Executive > Cambridge University Press > kate.phill...@cambridge.org > Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8EA > cambridge.org/universitypress<https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress> > | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeUP> | Twitter< > https://twitter.com/CambridgeUP> | LinkedIn< > https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cambridgeuniversitypress/> | Instagram< > https://www.instagram.com/cambridgeuniversitypress/> | YouTube< > https://www.youtube.com/@CambridgeUP> > > > Cambridge University Press & Assessment is the publishing and assessment > department of the University of Cambridge. 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