Re: [Phpmylibrary-users] simple data entry?

[Polerio B. <pt...@ho...>]

Hello,


>From: "Dan Bachelder" To: php...@li...
>Subject: [Phpmylibrary-users] simple data entry?
>Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 16:31:08 -0800 (PST)
>
>Is there a way to enter data into this system that does not require the 
>MARC format?

What I can only suggest is to follow the format but not the standard, for 
example use requiered fields 100, 245, 260, 500, 630, 650 for authorm title, 
publisher, notes, and subjects respectively, it is because phpmylibrary 
searches only on this fields. thus you can use use any other tags you like 
provided you must have at least title, author fields(100, 245) to make your 
collection searchable. Also just use this simple format 100 00$aAnything 
goes here!!!!

You should follow that $a thing becuase the phpmylibrary strips the first 4 
characters of the entry you encoded thus if you only make it like this 100 
Anything goes here!!! your output will look like this
Author: hing goes here!!!

I hope you get the format. You can freely disregard the MARC standard but 
not the format. just simply add 00$a in every entry. then make sure you have 
100, 245 used fields for author and title.

more example:

100 00$aAuthor\-Surname, Author_firstName
245 00$aSome_title_here
260 00$aIf_you_want_to_include_the_publisher_like_Princeton Press: 1900
630 00$aIf_you_want_to_provide related term to your book
500 00$aIfyouhavesomenotes
.
.
.
.

Email me if you encounter problems in using phpmylibrary

>
>We have a small library of mostly books and videos (roughly 500)... this 
>media is
>currently not cataloged in any way. Is there a simple form based way to 
>enter data that
>people who are not computer or library people could handle? you know, 
>"author", "title",
>"description"... etc...
>



Thanks.

Polerio

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