At 08:26 PM 11/8/2016 +0000, Craig Butosi wrote:
Hi Brain Trust,
Koha 16.05.03 on Ubuntu 14.04 (package install)
I am seeking advice for the following:
Problem: 650 field text in bib records are not linked to Koha authorities
database (via $9), but the text itself has been validated against LCSH
(using OpenRefine). In other words, the text is in its authorized form,
just not linked to its auth record.
Question: how were your biblio records created? Manually? Z39.50? or some
sort of other "import"?
We have experienced, over the years, a few problems, but intrinsically can
see a "9 (RLIN)" for every 650 entry. The biggest problem is that if -- for
whatever reason, accident, stupidity, IT -- you have *two* authorities,
same text, different RLIN, and the cataloguer doesn't do a "search, choose"
for a 650, then you get yet *another* RLIN adding up to eventually hundreds
of non-cross-referenced but identical "authorities." If there's only one,
single RLIN, then Koha finds it, uses it, perfection...
I'm fairly certain that most of our "duplicate RLINs" were my fault when I
migrated ($deity forbid) Excel flat files through the 2010 version of
MarcEdit. I was wet behind the ears, knew nothing, and in a hurry -- it's
been biting me ever since ;={ And there's no (apparent) simple manner to
sort it out, except go manually through every authority...
But I'm at a loss to understand how you can "save" a biblio without the 650
creating its own (proper or duplicate/erroneous) RLIN.
Disclaimer: Koha 3.8.24 from tarball.
Best -- Paul
Solution: Link 650 field data with its extant authority using MarcEdit
Process:
1. Run a Koha report to extract biblionumbers from records based on
some Subject (i.e., "Symphonies")
2. Import these records from Koha into MarcEdit using the batch
search function on "Record Number" (upload a plain-text file with
biblionumbers only)
3. Check that 650 data is in its authorized form.
4. Append a $9 subfield with the appropriate RLIN number to the
batch (i.e., 650 //$aSymphonies --> 650 //$aSymphonies $917)
5. Upload batch back into Koha db.
Questions:
1. Have any of you linked authority records to controlled variable
fields using this method?
2. Is there anything I am missing?
3. Is this an utterly dangerous and careless way to be linking
controlled fields to the Koha authorities db?
Thank you!
C
Craig Butosi, MA, MLIS, B Mus (Hons.)
LIBRARY SERVICES MANAGER
the royal conservatory
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1W2
416.408.2824 x338
www.rcmusic.ca<http://www.rcmusic.ca/>
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