[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Introduction and Question

[Patrick Durusau]

Elaine,

Hardy, Elaine wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> The 700 field in a MARC record is an author field. It is used when there
> are either multiple authors for the item (since the 1xx fields are not
> repeatable) or when the person responsible for the work is an editor. So
> we do want an author search to include the 700 field.
>
>   
OK, but that doesn't explain why the *displayed* record appears to be 
incoherent given the search term.

If the record in question had returned the content of the 700 field, as 
opposed to the 100 field for that record, the question would have never 
come up.

In other words, search the 700 field (I am not sure what you do about 
the illus. who was also listed when there is an author search) but 
return a *displayed* result that is meaningful in terms of the search 
request.

Hope you are having a great day!

Patrick


>  Elaine Hardy
>  
>  
> J. Elaine Hardy
> Library Services Manager - Collections & Reference
> Georgia Public Library Service,
> A Unit of the University System of Georgia
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
> 404.235-7128
> 404.235-7201, fax
>  
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> [mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> Patrick Durusau
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:02 AM
> To: open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Introduction and Question
>
> Greetings!
>
> This is my first post so first a word or two about my background. I am 
> currently a co-editor for the OpenDocument Format standard in OASIS and 
> its project editor in ISO (ISO 26300). I am also chair of the US 
> committee that is the mirror commitee of SC 34, which is currently 
> considering OpenXML (DIS 29500). When I am not involved in either of 
> those projects, I am the convener of SC 34/WG 3, Topic Maps, as well as 
> a co-editor of various parts of that standard. I am an independent 
> consultant on standards (primarily markup and semantic integration) and 
> related technologies.
>
> My question: Where are the search and relevance sections of the 
> Evergreen code?
>
> I ask because I was posting an ILL for "Computers and Intractibility: A 
> Guide to the Theory of NP-completeness" to my local library and in an 
> effort to be helpful, I did a keyword search in Pines for 
> np-completeness (note the lack of quotes) thinking that is a fairly 
> unique term. Try it with Pines. The results are rather amusing and quite
>
> definitely not relevant.
>
> I performed the same keyword search with "np-completeness" and got no 
> hits. (I would have expected to have the same results with the first 
> search.)
>
> That made me curious so I tried searching for author, Garey, thinking it
>
> is a fairly unusual spelling so I would not get too many hits.
>
> Ok, I get some "garey" authors in the first 10 "hits" but also:
>
> Found objects a style and source book  
> Ruggiero, Joseph.
>
> Slipcover chic : designing and sewing elegant slipcovers at home
> Revland, Catherine.
>
> As "hits" 9 and 10.
>
> Perfectly fine books I am sure but not what I would be looking for when 
> searching for author = garey.
>
> Anyway, since searching is one of my interests (topic maps and their 
> construction) I was puzzled by the anomalous result.
>
> Looking at the MARC record for the Revland, Catherine "hit" it appears 
> that author = garey request is searching the 100 field *and* the 700 
> field, which for this item includes:
>
> 700 aBall, Michell, ill.
> 700 aGarey, Carol Cooper
>
> Which would be understandable if I had asked for a "keyword" search. Not
>
> so understandable with a author search.
>
> Well, I suppose I have two questions in addition to my first one, ;-) .
>
> 2. Where is the "relevance" code in particular since it was the source 
> of the seemingly odd results on np-completeness.
>
> 3. Shouldn't author searches default to the MARC 100 field? (With 
> keyword taking in 700 entries, etc.)
>
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
>
> Patrick
>
>   

-- 
Patrick Durusau
patrick at durusau.net
Chair, V1 - US TAG to JTC 1/SC 34
Acting Convener, JTC 1/SC 34/WG 3 (Topic Maps)
Co-Editor, ISO/IEC 13250-1, 13250-5 (Topic Maps)
Co-Editor, OpenDocument Format (OASIS, ISO/IEC 26300)