Thank you for your response. On Sat 4 Mar, 2017, 4:14 AM Hernandez, Heather, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, Krishna-- > > I have some ideas about your question number 2, but unfortunately I don't > know enough about Koha to address your question number 1--so sorry! > > About your question number 2: yes, publisher name(s) transcribed from > items is properly in either the 260 $b field in pre-RDA records or the 264 > $b in RDA records. In my experience, it is uncommon for libraries to want > publisher names in an authority controlled field--I have only seen this > done in special collections libraries like rare book collections, some > museum libraries, and libraries with collections about publishing and book > history. So most records will not have an authority controlled field for > the publisher name. And, yes, when the publisher name is in an authority > controlled field (which should be 710 for a corporate name added entry), it > may be mapped to "author" since it would be a "corporate author"--that is, > a corporate entity with responsibility for the item's existence. > > So since this is a very uncommon practice for most libraries, I think this > will cause you challenges--you will probably have to add a 710 to every > record and then download or create authority records (with 110 fields) for > every publisher, if you truly want to have authority-controlled publisher > name access. > > We are a museum library, and we do not have authority-controlled access > for publishers' names--for us, the keyword access that Koha provides to > every word in the record (including publishers' names transcribed into the > 260 or 264 field) is enough for us and works well. Considering all these > challenges to providing authority controlled access to publishers' names, > is it worth it for your users? Do you have the specialized focus in your > library that would make it worthwhile to do the extra work to create or > download authority records for the publishers' names, and add a matching > 710 field to every record? The "best practice" is often different for each > library--what is the best practice for us may not be the best practice for > you. > > I hope this is helpful, and I wish I had better suggestions for you. Best > regards, > Heather > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Heather Hernandez > Technical Services Librarian > San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center > 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284 > 415-561-7032, [email protected] > https://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/research-center.htm > > > "The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail."--Gustaf Lindborg > -- Regards, Krishna _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
