Sorting order in Koha result list
Hi We're using Koha 18.11.04, having biblio records including the correct numbering in MARC 245 $n as well as in 773 $8: ... 245 10 _aMethods in enzymology _n199 _pCumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 ... 773 8 _w38 _8199 ... When sorting a result list in staff client or OPAC by "Title (A-Z)" we get an order like the following: Methods in enzymology : 227 : Metallobiochemistry - Part D Methods in enzymology : 224 : Molecular evolution : producing the biochemical data Methods in enzymology : 217 : Recombinant DNA - Part H Methods in enzymology : 216 : Recombinant DNA - Part G Methods in enzymology : 214 : Carotenoids - Part B Methods in enzymology : 230 : Guide to techniques in glycobiology Methods in enzymology : 199 : Cumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 Methods in enzymology : 235 : Bacterial pathogenesis - Part A But we would want: Methods in enzymology : 199 : Cumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 Methods in enzymology : 214 : Carotenoids - Part B Methods in enzymology : 216 : Recombinant DNA - Part G Methods in enzymology : 217 : Recombinant DNA - Part H Methods in enzymology : 224 : Molecular evolution : producing the biochemical data Methods in enzymology : 227 : Metallobiochemistry - Part D Methods in enzymology : 230 : Guide to techniques in glycobiology Methods in enzymology : 235 : Bacterial pathogenesis - Part A Is there a way to teach Koha/Zebra to sort according to MARC 245 $a, and then according to MARC 245 $n? Best wishes: Michael -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik@adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch
Hi Michael, I don't know how to fix it, but looking into it a long time ago I figured out that Koha uses only 245$a for sorting on Title and filed a bug report to improve this behavior: *Bug 15161* <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15161> - Sorting by Title does not include volume/part information from $p and $n What you might see happening is that Koha sorts by biblionumber, when the first sorting criteria is the same for multiple records. Hope this helps, Katrin On 03.10.19 17:46, Michael Kuhn wrote:
Hi
We're using Koha 18.11.04, having biblio records including the correct numbering in MARC 245 $n as well as in 773 $8:
... 245 10 _aMethods in enzymology _n199 _pCumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 ... 773 8 _w38 _8199 ...
When sorting a result list in staff client or OPAC by "Title (A-Z)" we get an order like the following:
Methods in enzymology : 227 : Metallobiochemistry - Part D Methods in enzymology : 224 : Molecular evolution : producing the biochemical data Methods in enzymology : 217 : Recombinant DNA - Part H Methods in enzymology : 216 : Recombinant DNA - Part G Methods in enzymology : 214 : Carotenoids - Part B Methods in enzymology : 230 : Guide to techniques in glycobiology Methods in enzymology : 199 : Cumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 Methods in enzymology : 235 : Bacterial pathogenesis - Part A
But we would want:
Methods in enzymology : 199 : Cumulative subject index - Vol. 168-174, 176-194 Methods in enzymology : 214 : Carotenoids - Part B Methods in enzymology : 216 : Recombinant DNA - Part G Methods in enzymology : 217 : Recombinant DNA - Part H Methods in enzymology : 224 : Molecular evolution : producing the biochemical data Methods in enzymology : 227 : Metallobiochemistry - Part D Methods in enzymology : 230 : Guide to techniques in glycobiology Methods in enzymology : 235 : Bacterial pathogenesis - Part A
Is there a way to teach Koha/Zebra to sort according to MARC 245 $a, and then according to MARC 245 $n?
Best wishes: Michael
Hi Katrin
I don't know how to fix it, but looking into it a long time ago I figured out that Koha uses only 245$a for sorting on Title and filed a bug report to improve this behavior:
*Bug 15161* <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=15161> - Sorting by Title does not include volume/part information from $p and $n
What you might see happening is that Koha sorts by biblionumber, when the first sorting criteria is the same for multiple records.
Thanks for the information! Yes, this seems to be the problem. Even if currently there is no solution it is good to know the reason. And what I often tend to forget: Only because MARC has some highly or even over-sophisticated fields, it doesn't mean Koha is using all their features for creating, showing, sorting them in every way I could imagine. Best wishes: Michael -- Geschäftsführer · Diplombibliothekar BBS, Informatiker eidg. Fachausweis Admin Kuhn GmbH · Pappelstrasse 20 · 4123 Allschwil · Schweiz T 0041 (0)61 261 55 61 · E mik@adminkuhn.ch · W www.adminkuhn.ch
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