At this point, MarcEdit’s ILS Direct Integration primarily supports the\u00a0ability to search\u00a0and update\/creation of records.\u00a0 Essentially, users will select their ILS system from the list of supported ILS\u2019s (at this point, just Koha) and MarcEdit will add a new option to the MarcEditor window targeting interactions with that ILS. Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n

Users will enable the functionality through the preferences.\u00a0 A new Preference Tab has been added to the MarcEdit options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Figure 1: ILS Integration<\/p><\/div>\n
- When the ILS option is selected, a new menu item appears in the MarcEditor.\u00a0 This is the menu item that needs to be used if the user wishes to push data directly back to their ILS system.\n
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  Figure 2: Integration within the MarcEditor<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  While Koha\u00a0is currently the only ILS system currently profiled, my hope is that over time, this list will become more substantial. \u00a0Today, most ILS systems provide some level of API interaction with their ILS systems. \u00a0While not all support the necessary components to provide Search\/Create\/Update — they are getting there.<\/p>\n
  So what’s the hold up? \u00a0In a word, trust. \u00a0ILS vendors compete against each other, and traditionally this has lead to strict controls around how data moves into and out of their systems. \u00a0In order for MarcEdit to provide direct integration to a specific ILS provider, there has to be a level of trust that making this information available openly (and with what would now be a reference implementation) is a good thing. \u00a0For MarcEdit as a project, it means having someone within the user community willing to be an advocate within their own ILS community and a liaison between MarcEdit and the ILS vendor. \u00a0Can we make this work? \u00a0Sure we can! \u00a0Will we see progress in this space? \u00a0We’ll see.<\/p>\n
  Working with Koha<\/h3>\n
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