Re: [Koha] Publisher as authority

Adam Goforth wrote: > There is one thing we're having trouble figuring out: cataloging the > publisher name and location as an authority value. We've tried using > the Corporate Name authority, but it didn't work because the subfields > don't match between MARC fields 260

Re: [Koha] Publisher as authority

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:24:25 +0200 Adam Goforth wrote: > There is one thing we're having trouble figuring out: cataloging the > publisher name and location as an authority value. We've tried using > the Corporate Name authority, but it didn't work because the subfields >

Re: [Koha] Publisher as authority

Hi, Adam-- If we do want an authority controlled added entry for publisher, we put it in a 710 field. Since the 260 (or 264) field is transcribed from the item, it has to match what is in the item, which may not match the authoritative form of the publisher's name. (We use MARC21, by the way.)

[Koha] Publisher as authority

Hi All, I'm new to the Koha community, so first a brief introduction: I'm the IT administrator at the International English Library in Düsseldorf, Germany. We migrated to Koha a couple of weeks ago and we're quite happy with all the improvements over our previous ILS. There is one thing we're