If you’ve ever inherited a catalog from a previous ILS migration, imported records from a union catalog, or just let Z39.50 downloads pile up over the years — you already know the problem. Duplicate records. Inconsistent headings. MARC fields that technically work but make your catalog harder to search.
We built MARCReady to fix that, automatically.
What MARCReady Does
MARCReady connects to your Koha catalog and runs a series of checks across your bibliographic data:
Duplicate detection — MARCReady compares ISBN, ISSN, title, and author data to identify likely duplicates. It presents them for review so you can merge or suppress records without losing holdings.
Authority heading normalization — Personal name, corporate name, and subject headings are checked against the Library of Congress authority file. MARCReady flags headings that don’t match and suggests the correct authorized form.
Field and subfield standardization — Common formatting inconsistencies (inconsistent capitalization, trailing punctuation, misused subfield codes) are caught and corrected in batch.
Encoding and character set issues — Records imported from legacy systems often have encoding artifacts — garbled diacritics, stray control characters. MARCReady identifies and corrects these automatically.
Why This Matters
A clean catalog is a faster catalog. When headings are standardized, facets work correctly. When duplicates are gone, patrons don’t see the same title listed twice with different holdings. When encoding is consistent, search ranking improves.
MARCReady runs against your live catalog without disrupting normal operations. You review a summary report, approve the changes you want applied, and we handle the rest.
Who It’s For
MARCReady is designed for libraries on the KohaSupport platform — particularly those that:
- Migrated to Koha from another ILS and inherited data quality issues
- Import records regularly from multiple sources (OCLC, Z39.50, vendor records)
- Have grown a catalog over many years without a dedicated cataloger
- Are preparing for a new OPAC launch and want the data to look its best
Getting Started
MARCReady is available as an add-on to Standard and Enterprise plans. To get started, book a demo — we’ll run an initial scan of your catalog at no charge and give you a data quality summary before you commit to anything.