Authorities are great, but I think that don't work well in Koha. See below my post on May 5 (nobody answer). <div><br></div><div>Bye, Alejandro Tiraboschi.</div><div><br></div><div>"</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><div>
Hi: I have a question related with searching when koha has authorities enabled.<br></div><div>In the OPAC </div><div><a href="http://biblio.bmayor.famaf.unc.edu.ar/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">http://biblio.bmayor.famaf.unc.edu.ar</a> (<a href="http://biblio.bmayor.unc.edu.ar/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); ">http://biblio.bmayor.unc.edu.ar</a> in the near future)</div>
<div>you can <span style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span> </span><font color="#6633FF"><a href="http://biblio.bmayor.famaf.unc.edu.ar/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authorities-home.pl" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; ">Browse by Subject</a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15px; border-collapse: collapse; ">(switch previously to english) for example "POESIA" and you get some authority records, in particular</span></font></span></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://biblio.bmayor.famaf.unc.edu.ar/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.pl?authid=4488" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176); font-weight: bold; ">$aPOESIA<br> <i>used for/see from:</i> GENERO LIRICO<br>
<i>used for/see from:</i> GENERO POETICO<br> <i>see also:</i> GENEROS LITERARIOS<br> <i>see also:</i> VERSIFICACION<br> <i>see also:</i> CLASIFICACION DE LOS VERSOS<br> <i>see also:</i> CLASIFICACION DE LAS ESTROFAS</a></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i><span style="font-style: normal; ">The biblios linked to/from this authority are 212. If you search "poesia" in the usual way (without using authorities) you get a lot of records (including those 212) and it is ok. The problem is, in my opinion, when you search for a "non used term", for example "GENERO LIRICO", because you get a <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: bold; ">No Result found!<span style="font-weight: normal; border-collapse: collapse; ">. I think the correct answer should be, at least, that you get all the records that link to the authority record "POESIA". If not, the autorithy system has no sense (o very little) for the OPAC user.</span></span></span></i></div>
<div><br></div><div><i><span style="font-style: normal; ">My question is: </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-style: normal; ">Do Koha work in this way or is a problem of missconfiguration? </span></i></div><div>complementary:</div>
<div>Is it possible to configure/modify Koha/Zebra in such way that the usual search works with the non used terms? </div><div><br></div><div>Bye. Thanks in advance. </div><div>"</div></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Chris Nighswonger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cnighswonger@foundations.edu">cnighswonger@foundations.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi Kathy,<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:38 PM, <a href="mailto:kdr@ckls.org">kdr@ckls.org</a> <<a href="mailto:kdr@ckls.org">kdr@ckls.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> The Koha set up is somewhat clunky, but is at least a beginning in trying<br>
> to make things standardized. The first improvement I would suggest is the<br>
> ability to import LC authority headings into Koha...<br>
<br>
</div>I think this is a great enhancement idea. Something similar to the<br>
marc import tool or possibly similar to the z3950 biblio search.<br>
Would you mind opening an enhancement request at <a href="http://bugs.koha.org" target="_blank">http://bugs.koha.org</a><br>
so that we can keep track of it and possibly garner some sponsorship<br>
for it?<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888">Chris<br>
</font><div class="im"><br>
Christopher Nighswonger<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> Original Message:<br>
> -----------------<br>
> From: scott <a href="mailto:scott@sedc.k12.ut.us">scott@sedc.k12.ut.us</a><br>
> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:05:07 -0600<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz">koha@lists.katipo.co.nz</a><br>
> Subject: [Koha] Authorities help<br>
><br>
><br>
> What are the authorities for? I cant find a explanation for them, I am<br>
> trying to edit the 100 $a field, i figured out how to add authorities,<br>
> do a search for that authority to stick it in the 100$a field, but whats<br>
> the point? I could just turn them off, would it have a great affect on<br>
> things?<br>
><br>
> Thanks. For those that reply.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -Scott<br>
><br>
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