I used KOHA to upload (and link) these bib and authority records: The cataloging and subject authorities created by Sanford Berman and colleagues at Hennepin County Library are now accessible through an online system.
It has been possible to obtain the MARC records of the Hennepin County Library catalog through the University of Illinois Archive, but these were raw records only, so searching them and, more importantly, understanding the context of a particular heading was rather difficult. I installed KOHA (an open source online system) on a Debian server, uploaded the bibliographic and subject authority records from the UI site, and then linked the subject and bibliographic records. Hence every bib record contains both the links to the subject heading, as any catalog would, but also contains links to the subject authority records. Similarly, the subject authority records contain links to the bibliographic records in which they are used. The site is http://sb.davidlesniaski.org/ and the main page contains a link to a document explaining various ways to search the metadata. Alas, there are a few glitches—some records were miscoded; the subject authority file and bibliographic file were compiled at different times, so there are a few thousand authority records (of the more than 300K total) that are not linked. Nevertheless, I think this site will help to provide insights into Sandy’s work by showing the links between subjects and bibliographic records, and between the subject records themselves. I did not upload the name or series authorities, but if a name was coded as a subject in the bibliographic records, it is part of the subject authority file. On a personal note, it’s been my hope for a long time that such a site could be created, and* I’m especially grateful to the many people on the KOHA listserv that provided help as I created this site.* I came across Sandy’s work when I was in library school, and his work … well, as I put on every syllabus of the introductory Organization of Knowledge course I teach: “Cataloging should be fun. And challenging. And useful.” Sanford Berman, in The Joy of Cataloging. SO, even though many of you aren't catalogers, I really appreciate the generous help and advice I received from many KOHA list members during the installation process. --David Dr. David Lesniaski Associate Professor MLIS Program St. Catherine University 2004 Randolph Ave. #4125 St. Paul, MN 55105 dalesna...@stkate.edu he, him, his -- David Dr. David Lesniaski Associate Professor MLIS Program St. Catherine University 2004 Randolph Ave. #4125 St. Paul, MN 55105 dalesna...@stkate.edu he, him, his _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha