[Koha] Journal articles and analytical records

[Elaine Bradtke]

Indeed
We decided against listing the individual articles in the parent
record if it's a serial. It would be overwhelming to the reader and
cataloger alike.  Our main use for 774 would be conference
proceedings, or chapters in a book of collected essays, etc.
However, with your linking system, it could be possible to browse
through the other child records, and less overwhelming than a whole
screen or three of 774 fields.

Elaine
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:07 PM,  <camins at numismatics.org> wrote:
> Elaine,
>
> If you index serials, using 774s will probably push at least some of your
> records beyond the 99999-character limit set by MARC21. We haven't really
> worried about parent->child links yet, but what I had in mind was adding
> an "indexed" flag of some sort to the parent record, and then offering a
> search on the OPAC. Like so:
>
> Child record:
> =773  \\$tCataloging & Classification Quarterly$x0163-9374$gVol. 38, no. 1
> (2004)
>
> Parent record (the 997$x is ANS local-use):
> =022  \\$a0163-9374
> =245  \\$aCataloging & Classification Quarterly
> =997  \\$x1
>
> In the OPAC:
> If 997$x==1 Then: <a href="opac-search.pl?q=issn:022">Search for child
> records</a>
>
> This would require defining the issn: operator in Zebra to search 773$x.
>
> We haven't implemented this yet, of course, but that's how I imagine it
> working. It's not ideal, since we wouldn't really be able to limit the
> search to a single issue (except in annual journals, of course, when we
> could just limit by year), but it's better than nothing. All very
> speculative, but one needs something to think about to stave off
> hopelessness when adding 773$x and 773$z to tens of thousands of records.
>
> Regards,
> Jared Camins-Esakov
>
> Elaine wrote:
>> We're looking at using 774 - Constituent Unit Entry to link from the
>> parent to each child. Not sure if we'll implement it, as it requires a
>> lot of extra data entry that hasn't been done.  We've already got
>> records for the children (with the information on the parent item),
>> and the parents, but not the details of all the children in the parent
>> records.    Right now it's more important for us to link upwards to
>> the parent item so you can actually find the physical item.
>> Elaine
>
>



-- 
Elaine