[Evergreen-catalogers] Should spaces be added to call numbers between subfields $a and $b?

[Jane Sandberg]

...and to further clarify, the proposed branch would not affect the MARC
record itself.  It's only when that call number data is used in the "Add
Volumes" step.  Thanks!

On 09/07/2017 06:56 AM, Jane Sandberg wrote:
> Hi Elisabeth,
> 
> Sorry, I should have been more specific.  I'm only asking about
> fields that contain call numbers, specifically the following: 050ab
> 055ab 060ab 070ab 080ab 082ab 086ab 088ab 090 092 096 098 099.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 4:54 AM, Elisabeth Keppler
> <keppleep at forsyth.cc> wrote:
>> Jane, are you referring to the 080 and 082 tags only?  For other
>> tags such as 028, 100, 245, 264, 300, a space before $b would cause
>> some of us real problems.  Like almost all public libraries, we use
>> Dewey Classification, so unreadable call numbers aren't exactly an
>> issue.  Would putting the entire LC call number in the $a subfield
>> and simply inserting spaces where you want them work?
>> 
>> Thanks, Lise
>> 
>> On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Jane Sandberg
>> <sandbej at linnbenton.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi catalogers,
>>> 
>>> I wanted to get your input on the following discussion: 
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1576727
>>> 
>>> Specifically, would you prefer that, when you are creating a new 
>>> volume and Evergreen suggests a call number, it: a) adds a space
>>> between the data it gets from subfields $a and $b from the
>>> 050/080/082 field? b) does not add such a space (current
>>> behavior).
>>> 
>>> As a library that uses LC Classification, we'd prefer adding a
>>> space there, since LC call numbers get long and unreadable
>>> without it (and because Evergreen's normalizer expects a space).
>>> I haven't seen too many 080 or 082 fields that even use a $b, but
>>> I've only taken a cursory glance.
>>> 
>>> Let me know what you think!
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> -Jane
>>> 
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