https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=38425

Lucas Gass (lukeg) <[email protected]> changed:

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--- Comment #16 from Lucas Gass (lukeg) <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Esther Melander from comment #15)
> I wonder if this idea needs more discussion? While I can see the usefulness
> of a link, it does need some more consideration.
> 
> 1. The structure of the source code is explained by Library of Congress. The
> documentation does not discuss a link.
> 
> https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/index.html#structure
> 
> 2. The 024 tag does not include a way to customize the link with a $u (link)
> or $y (link text). That means there will need to be hardcoded links, which
> are difficult to update and customize. Would the link would go to the
> primary domain of the source, and not directly to the item?
> 
> https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd024.html
> 
> 3. If the code functions as the link text, the code may not convey enough
> meaning to the average user of what it is.
> 
> 4. There are multiple fields, such as topical terms, that have a $2 source
> code. These do not display or function with links. Adding links to the $2 of
> the 024 would be inconsistent to how the field is normally used.

I think this certainly warrants more discussion. Setting status as such.

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