On 6 Oct 2007, at 5:14 PM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Oct 6, 2007, at 06:51, Bernd wrote: > >> 2007/10/5, Adam R. Maxwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Oct 5, 2007, at 00:30, Bernd wrote: >>> For example, Journal entries are not interpreted correctly. >> >> What z39.50 server are you using? How are the entries >> misinterpreted? Can you give a concrete example? >> >> I'm using the z3950.gbv.de (gvkPlus) server. Outpus seems quite >> regular to me. > > [...] > >> --> Field 653 includes keywords. That'd be pretty cool to keep. > > Okay, thanks for the additional info. Christiaan has a better idea of > what's going on with MARC parsing, so he'll likely be able to see the > problem here. I wanted to make sure it wasn't a search attribute > mapping. >
The mappings of MARC are pretty vague and non-unique. For example field 653 is described as a :uncontrolled index term". Also how they are used in practice varies widely. So we only map fields that seem sensible and widely used consistently. Otherwise you get a lot of wrong and messy bibtex. Christiaan >> As far as I remember the copac export function includes this and >> uses the same keywords.This way I'd have a bunch of similar tagged >> items in case I use the different sources. > > COPAC uses MODS, though, so the parsing is handled differently. What > syntax does your server use? You could try specifying XML and see > what happens. > >>> It would be nice to have an advanced field to searches where you can >>> map this stuff in a simlpe way (or via yaml etc.). >> >> So is your problem with searches, or with the conversion of z39.50 >> results to BibTeX? I'm confused. >> >> No, it's the conversion from z39.50 to BibTex. I just meant with >> storing the mappings in a yaml file would be nice so users can >> exchange their database entries in a simple plug-in like way. > > Well, you can drag the search group to your desktop, and it's settings > will be stored in a property list. You can e-mail that or share it as > you please. The main thing you can adjust manually is the CCL query > mappings to numeric fields, but that only applies to searching. > > -- > adam > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
