Bug 20412

Summary: Importing records from Copac server
Product: Koha Reporter: Jef Bucas <jefkoha>
Component: Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch ServersAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: new feature    
Priority: P5 - low CC: hc, m.de.rooy, mcilwain, niamh.walker-headon
Version: Main   
Hardware: All   
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Description Jef Bucas 2018-03-14 16:39:31 UTC
"Copac exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the catalogues of over 100 major UK and Irish libraries"

They do so via:
https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/developers/z39.50/
https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/developers/sru/

Z39.50 provides record syntax: XML or SUTRS
SRU provides record format: MODS XML


As far as I understand, Koha doesn't understand XML over Z39.50.
It doesn't understand MODS XML over SRU either.
However, when configuring the SRU, an XSLT file can be provided.

So: is there an XSLT file for converting from MODS to MARC21?

If not, that would be a feature request.
Comment 1 Robertson 2018-10-05 11:40:40 UTC
(In reply to Jef Bucas from comment #0)
> "Copac exposes rare and unique research material by bringing together the
> catalogues of over 100 major UK and Irish libraries"
> 
> They do so via:
> https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/developers/z39.50/
> https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/developers/sru/
> 
> Z39.50 provides record syntax: XML or SUTRS
> SRU provides record format: MODS XML
> 
> 
> As far as I understand, Koha doesn't understand XML over Z39.50.
> It doesn't understand MODS XML over SRU either.
> However, when configuring the SRU, an XSLT file can be provided.
> 
> So: is there an XSLT file for converting from MODS to MARC21?
> 
> If not, that would be a feature request.

I've searched for years for a XSLT file as a solution to this issue. I second the request to add XML support to the Koha Z39.50 interface to allow access to COPAC and other databases.
Comment 2 Holly 2021-09-15 09:22:48 UTC
I just want to express there is still interest in in enabling Koha to support Copac/JISC.