[Koha] RLIN

[Paul]

At 09:45 AM 7/17/2012 -0400, Nicole Engard wrote:
>Paul,
>There is no more RLIN (although I now the references are still there
>in the frameworks).  In 2006 RLIN was merged with OCLC.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Libraries_Group

Thanks Nicole.  Good background (shame that our budget doesn't permit full 
membership of WorldCat) but I'm still looking for the technical background 
for ease of cataloguing.  Am I correct in summarizing:

         - the "RLIN" is not searchable, per se, and its appearance in the 
GUI serves no useful purpose to cataloguers?

         - therefore, all frameworks can "hide" (but not delete) all 
subfields referring to RLIN?

Assuming its use for indexing authorities, it appears to be just as 
important as biblio and item numbers, but where and under what name is this 
data stored in MySQL?

Thanks - Paul


>Nicole
>
>On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Paul <paul.a at aandc.org> wrote:
> > I can't find anything in the documentation about RLIN, nor can I find it in
> > the sql schema, so am looking for some assistance, please.
> >
> > First (enquiring mind) what does the abbreviation stand for?
> >
> > Secondly, if I understand correctly, it is used for indexing authority
> > entries, but how can it be searched?
> >
> > Example: the default 730 for "serials/continuing resources" shows only a
> > single input line "9 (RLIN)" - obviously, I can add $a to get a searchable
> > "UNIF_TITLE", but there must be some reason for the default to hide this
> > option.
> >
> > Thanks - Paul
> >
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