Interestingly, the search under the author name link is retaining the full value from the 100$d. I suspect normalization in the tpac itself is at work here...
[looks at code] Yep, it looks like there is some normalization of $d around line 72 of Open-ILS/src/templates/opac/parts/record/authors.tt2. If the field starts with for numbers we take just those, and likewise take just the year part of the death date. HTH, -- Mike Rylander | President | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: [email protected] | web: http://www.esilibrary.com On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:46 PM, Hardy, Elaine <[email protected]> wrote: > I see the same thing in the PINES database with Sandford, John and with a > different author -- Johnson, Michael, ‡d1937 April 22- > > For retrieval list: > > http://gapines.org/eg/opac/results?query=johnson%2C%20michael;qtype=author;locg=1;facet=author|personal[Johnson%2C%20Michael%201937%20April%2022-] > The first record in the list : > > http://gapines.org/eg/opac/record/5549682?query=johnson%2C%20michael;qtype=author;locg=1;facet=author|personal[Johnson%2C%20Michael%201937%20April%2022-] > > > Elaine > > > J. Elaine Hardy > PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 > Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 > > > 404.235.7128 > 404.235.7201, fax > [email protected] > www.georgialibraries.org > www.georgialibraries.org/pines > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open-ils-general > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Tony Bandy > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 3:26 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Full author date on individual titles? > > Hi Galen, folks, > > Thanks for the update! > > ----------------------------------- > > Here's a search that should show a bit better: > > > 1. Search our Blanchester Library for books from John Sandford > > > http://blanchester.cool-cat.org/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aformat=&query=Sandford%2C+John.&qtype=author&locg=111 > > The results are mixed, but if you look at the hit for "Uncaged" you will > see: > > Sandford, John, 1944 February 23- > > > 2. Now if I select that particular title: > > > http://blanchester.cool-cat.org/eg/opac/record/930326?query=Sandford%2C%20John.;qtype=author;locg=111 > > The results are: > > Sandford, John, 1944- Cook, Michele. > > ----------------------------------- > > I'm not a cataloger, so maybe the full date is a nonstandard use? I > checked > the authors.tt2 file(s), but wasn't sure--thinking maybe it might be > something else? I checked the bugs list as well, but didn't see anything > directly related... > > Thanks for any ideas as you have a moment! > > --Tony > > Tony Bandy > [email protected] > OHIONET > 1500 West Lane Ave. > Columbus, OH 43221-3975 > 614-484-1074 (Direct) > 614-486-2966 x19 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open-ils-general > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Galen Charlton > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 3:19 PM > To: Evergreen Discussion Group <[email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Full author date on individual titles? > > Hi, > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Tony Bandy <[email protected]> wrote: > > On our Evergreen 2.7.2 system, when we search for an author, say Ernie > > Pyle, the results list includes a full birthdate in this format: > > > > Author--YEAR—Month—Day > > > > However, when looking at individual title results, the format is only > > this: > > > > Author--YEAR > > Could you send links to search results and title details showing the > problem? I tried doing an author search for "Ernie Pyle" in your catalog, > and am not seeing hits that include the author's full birthdate (which > aren't commonly found in name headings). > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open > Source Experts > email: [email protected] > direct: +1 770-709-5581 > cell: +1 404-984-4366 > skype: gmcharlt > web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ > Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & > http://evergreen-ils.org >
