[Koha] Publisher Authority Type

[Krishna K]

Thank you for your response.

On Sat 4 Mar, 2017, 4:14 AM Hernandez, Heather, <heather_hernandez at nps.gov>
wrote:

> Hi, Krishna--
>
> I have some ideas about your question number 2, but unfortunately I don't
> know enough about Koha to address your question number 1--so sorry!
>
> About your question number 2:  yes, publisher name(s) transcribed from
> items is properly in either the 260 $b field in pre-RDA records or the 264
> $b in RDA records.  In my experience, it is uncommon for libraries to want
> publisher names in an authority controlled field--I have only seen this
> done in special collections libraries like rare book collections, some
> museum libraries, and libraries with collections about publishing and book
> history.  So most records will not have an authority controlled field for
> the publisher name.  And, yes, when the publisher name is in an authority
> controlled field (which should be 710 for a corporate name added entry), it
> may be mapped to "author" since it would be a "corporate author"--that is,
> a corporate entity with responsibility for the item's existence.
>
> So since this is a very uncommon practice for most libraries, I think this
> will cause you challenges--you will probably have to add a 710 to every
> record and then download or create authority records (with 110 fields) for
> every publisher, if you truly want to have authority-controlled publisher
> name access.
>
> We are a museum library, and we do not have authority-controlled access
> for publishers' names--for us, the keyword access that Koha provides to
> every word in the record (including publishers' names transcribed into the
> 260 or 264 field) is enough for us and works well.  Considering all these
> challenges to providing authority controlled access to publishers' names,
> is it worth it for your users?  Do you have the specialized focus in your
> library that would make it worthwhile to do the extra work to create or
> download authority records for the publishers' names, and add a matching
> 710 field to every record?  The "best practice" is often different for each
> library--what is the best practice for us may not be the best practice for
> you.
>
> I hope this is helpful, and I wish I had better suggestions for you.  Best
> regards,
> Heather
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Heather Hernandez
> Technical Services Librarian
> San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center
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> 415-561-7032, heather_hernandez at nps.gov
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>
>
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>
-- 
Regards,
Krishna