Re: Relations of mergers and splits in annotations in Web-opacs (Crystal Graham) Marcia Tuttle 10 Apr 2000 20:55 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:18:30 -0700 From: Crystal Graham <cgraham@UCSD.EDU> Subject: Re: Relations of mergers and splits in annotations in Web-opacs (Biserka Mrzljak) Regarding "unless they are CONSER members": CONSER members also make adjustments in their local systems, but not in the master database. Please don;t discourgae libraries from being CONSER members because of their need to make some accommodations. At 10:38 AM 4/10/00 , you wrote: >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:21:21 -0400 >From: Biserka Mrzljak <bmrzljak@LIB.UWO.CA> >Subject: Re: Relations of mergers and splits in annotations in Web-opacs > >At University of Western Ontario, we have resolved this relations, by >always providing: > >580 note indicating a relationship, and >780 1st indicator always 0 > 2nd indicator, values 1,3,4,6,7 - are provided with a note RELATED, >and are always hypertext-linked >785 1st indicator always 0 >785 2nd indicator, values 1,3,5,6,7, - are provided with a note RELATED, >and are always hypertext-linked. > >This decision was deliberately done to avoid confusion with simple notes >CONTINUES, and CONTINUED BY in cases of mergers and splits, and the >system did not allow for longer more specific Note Displays. > >I think, I am not wrong to ascertain, that libraries have to adjust the >US-MARC/CONSER specifications depending on a system they use, and that >it is not prohibitive to make the appropriate adjustments to Display >Constants in your library system unless you are Conser member. > >It would be interesting to hear some other views on this issue. > >Biserka Mrzljak E-Mail: >bmrzljak@lib.uwo.ca >Cataloguing Liaison Librarian for Serials Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. >84829 >UWO Library System Fax : 519-661-3503 >University of Western Ontario >London, Ontario Canada >N6A 3K7 > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:45:23 +0200 >> From: Jan Lahmeyer <J.Lahmeyer@library.uu.nl> >> Subject: Relations of mergers and splits in annotations in Web-opacs >> >> Dear serialists, >> >> For our web-opac we want to make relations between serial titles >> (such as: "Continues: ..." or: "Continued by".) >> >> That's quite easy in case of "simple" title changes, if you take >> AACR2 and USMARC books with the codes in fields 780 and 785. >> >> Since we are using a new system since November last year, these >> relationships can be made and it's very useful for clients and >> librarians. Because when records are linked there's no need to >> make another search action again, just click on the "link-button" ... >> and you are in the next - or former - title! >> >> However, in our system some problems occur when title changes >> are the product of mergers or splits. The relations to more than one >> title can not be made in the same linking-field, because unique >> record numbers are not repeatable in one such field. So we have to >> make more linking-fields when more titles are involved. >> >> But then the text in the linking notes preceding those titles of >> mergers or splits gives us some (deep) thoughts. >> Can we use the texts "Continues in part:" // "Continued in part by:" >> and maybe for instance "Absorbed in part" // "Absorbed in part by"? >> >> Could there be no (or little) confusion in the client's mind when >> he/she is reading the fomulation of these texts and maybe then >> wonder where the diffrence lies between simple continuations and >> mergers or splits? Or are we thinking much too far? >> >> Is there really a need to make more slight differences in the >> formulations when: >> >> Title A is merged with Title B and continued as Title C. >> Linking notes: A "continued in part by:" B + C /and/ >> B (and C) "Continues in part:" A >> >> Title D is split into Title E and Title F. >> Linking notes: D "Continued in part by:" E + F /and/ >> E (and F) "Continues in part:" D >> >> Title G is separated from Title H (which last one still appears). >> Linking notes: G "Separated from:??" H /and/ >> H: "Continued in part by": ?? G?? >> >> Thanks in advance for your comments and ideas, >> Jan Lahmeyer > Crystal Graham Head, Digital Information & Serials Cataloging and Serials Librarian University of California, San Diego #0175K La Jolla CA 92093-0175 cgraham@ucsd.edu V: 858-822-3594 <--NOTE new phone number F: 858-832-0349 H: 858-792-1128 <--NOTE new area code Tech Services Website: http://tpot.ucsd.edu/