2023-02-21 FOLIO Implementers Meeting Notes

Date

21 Feb 2023

Recording

TK

Attendees

TK

Recommended Resources and Pre-Reads

• Single Record Import wiki page: this covers Connexion
• FOLIO Docs on Create and Overlay using Single Record Import in Inventory
• Metadata Management discussed this a few months ago (with a demo!): 2022-11-17 Metadata Management Meeting notes (slide deck here)
• Slack channels:
  • #inventory-single-record-import
  • #metadata-management
• For absolute beginners:
  • What is Connexion? See https://www.oclc.org/en/connexion/features.html
  • What is Record Manager? See https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-record-manager.html

Agenda

• Housekeeping
  • Since last we met...
  • Incomplete Actions
  • Future Sessions
• IMPORTING RECORDS IN FOLIO
  • Connexion demo? (Michelle: video demo from Stanford, Lotus release, start at 16:00 with pull method, overlay; 19:43 pull method, new record; 21:52 push method; end 24:33)
  •  Connexion
    • Are other libraries experiencing issues with Connexion? (Bob)
      • Here are the issues Stanford is experiencing (as of Lotus):
        • The Connexion browser (i.e., web version of Connexion) can only export fields that are in Latin script. So, staff who are involved in our non-Latin script workflows cannot use this web app for their export needs
        • The WorldShare Metadata Manager cannot export MARC records via a TCP/IP connection at all (at least in the case when the target is a FOLIO system). We opened an OCLC support ticket on this issue on 10/30/2022 and have provided a lot of information to them for troubleshooting but so far no solution has been provided. Last communication on this ticket was 11/29/2022 with this message: "to let you know that I've passed your information on to the Record Manager team. I'll let you know when I hear back from them on this"
        • The push method (i.e., export from an OCLC app via TCP/IP) cannot overlay an existing record in Folio, only create a new record
        • The pull method (i.e., import to Folio via a Z39.50 connection) can only get the OCLC master record, unlike the push method, where you can edit the record (e.g., add a local field) before export. And the pull method cannot get records from the OCLC online save file.
        • Export from the Connexion Client (a Windows app) does not include $0 for headings in bib records that are linked to an authority record (the $0 contains the URI of the authority record). The Record Manager can export the $0, but as noted above, it doesn't work
    • Are other libraries using the Connexion web client? (Bob)
    • If Connexion isn't working, what do you do? (Bob)
  • Single Record Import
    • How does single record import work for multiple libraries sharing a tenant? (Tara)
  • Other options? Record Manager?
• Closing
  • Any actions or follow through?

Notes

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