Hi Myka, thank you for sharing your findings on the list! Haven't dived deeper into the authority linker settings yet, but probably will have to at some point. From what I know at the moment there is no automated linking implemented within the editor - it always requires a 'search and pick'. But I assume linking can be done in the background later by the cronjob. We are using a different workflow, so that's just what I picked from bugs over time and I might be mistaken. Some good information might be found here: https://bywatersolutions.com/news/authorities-town-hall-recap And there are also some interesting bugs in this context: *Bug 11299* <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11299> - Add a button to automatically link authority records in cataloguing (AJAX) *Bug 11300* <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=11300> - Add a new authority linker which searches for authority links on a Z39.50 server I'd love to have some more testing on those happen. Best wishes, Katrin On 12.12.19 19:07, Myka Kennedy Stephens wrote:
Hello again,
I may have partially answered my own questions after countless tests of all sorts of authorities. Here are my findings, in brief:
I think the difference in behavior with manually searching and linking authorities in the basic editor vs. advanced editor is a bug. I've submitted it to Bugzilla: https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24226
With Elasticsearch and broader_headings enabled, the linker is behaving differently based on authority record type. It works best with Meeting Name and Geographic Name. Topical Term also works well except when the heading includes parentheses. The ones with more linking problems are Uniform Title, Personal Name, and Corporate Name.
I am still interested to hear from someone, anyone!, who is actively using the linker with broader_headings enabled. I think it might also be helpful to speak with someone who is doing deep authority work and still using Zebra to compare notes about linker behavior based on record type. You're welcome to reply off-list, if you prefer.
Thanks, Myka
On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 9:29 PM Myka Kennedy Stephens < mkstephens@lancasterseminary.edu> wrote:
Hello,
I'm doing some testing/refining of authority record mapping in Elasticsearch and thought that I would also try the broader_headings setting for LinkerOptions as described here: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Bug7284_authority_matching_improvement
I'm noticing some strange things and inconsistencies. Could someone who is more familiar with using broader_headings in LinkerOptions tell me if this is unusual or normal?
1. When adding a bibliographic record: the linker did not automatically link on a broader heading (i.e., it didn't strip the free-floating subdivision to find a match); it worked when there was an exact match. 2. When editing the bibliographic record with the basic editor and clicking the link icon next to the heading that didn't automatically link: the authority search box comes up with the entire heading + free floating subdivision; removing the free-floating subdivision and performing the search finds the authority record for the broader heading. Select the heading to link and the heading + syntax remains the same in the basic editor. Save changes and the heading is now linked to the authority record for the broader heading. (Without broader_headings in LinkerOptions, the free-floating subdivision disappears when I try this.) 3. When editing the record with the advanced editor and using ctrl+shift+L: do an authority search same as above. Selecting the heading to link will change the syntax in the advanced editor, stripping the free-floating subdivision and punctuation.
I'm testing this using Koha Testing Docker on master with ES enabled.
It seems that broader_headings is partially working (see observation from action #2), but I'd really like it to link automatically on the broader heading. Is it supposed to? If so, is it not working for me because of ES or perhaps something else? I think the behavior I'm seeing with linking in the advanced editor (#3) is a separate issue.
Thanks for your help, Myka
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