[Koha] Authorities help

[kdr at ckls.org]

Authorities are used to standardize the way information is displayed,
especially in relation to authors, subjects, series titles, etc.

This is not a Koha innovation, it is one of the standards of library
cataloging. An online version of the most widely used source in the U.S.
can be found at 
http://authorities.loc.gov/

The Koha set up is somewhat clunky, but is at least a beginning in trying
to make things standardized. The first improvement I would suggest is the
ability to import LC authority headings into Koha...

Kathy

Kathleen D. Rippel
Pathfinder Central, manager
Central Kansas Library System

Original Message:
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From: scott scott at sedc.k12.ut.us
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:05:07 -0600
To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: [Koha] Authorities help


What are the authorities for? I cant find a explanation for them, I am
trying to edit the 100 $a field, i figured out how to add authorities,
do a search for that authority to stick it in the 100$a field, but whats
the point? I could just turn them off, would it have a great affect on
things?

Thanks. For those that reply.


-Scott


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