[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] OPAC searching (using staff client, at least)

[Hardy, Elaine]

Bryan,

I also have the same results using the expert search that you had. For
this title, I am going to find all the duplicate titles and merge onto a
serial record (which is not currently in PINES). I will let you know
when I am done and which record to use. After I do so, I will open a
helpdesk ticket since the expert searching should be functioning with
the latest release.

The records pulled up using Lonely Planet as a keyword search are those
with Lonely Planet in fields other than the 260.

Finding serial records in PINES without an ISSN is problematic. If the
expert search doesn't pull up the title, you can do an advanced title
search and sort by publication date. Or, you can find the record in OCLC
and then search by TCN. Given that legacy records may not have an OCLC
based TCN, that may not locate an existing record. The large number of
duplicates from incorrectly cataloged serial records contributes to the
problems with locating the correct title. Many of us do merge duplicates
and overlay current OCLC records when we have the time. For travel
books, the problems of duplicates are heightened since there is a debate
on whether to use serial records for them or not. 

We (PINES catalogers) requested an option to limit to serial records as
well as to the item types on the list. I don't know where the request is
in the development process.  

 Elaine 
 
 
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

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[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Bryan Baldus
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:12 PM
To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] OPAC searching (using staff client, at
least)

I seem to be having some difficulty in getting results when searching in
Evergreen (as implemented by PINES) using the MARC Expert Search, as
well as with the general search. If I search by TCN for ocm75713875, I
get the record for Morocco. 8th ed. Lonely Planet. I would like to find
out if there is a serial record for this title. When I attempt to search
for this record using the search interface (Morocco in the 1st box as
either Title contains or Keyword contains, lonely planet in 2nd box as
Keyword contains), I get 5 records (keyword) or 2 records (title),
neither of which appears to be for ocm75713875. Searching by title alone
brings up 146 records, 10 per page, in no particular/discernable order;
limiting to Books format reduces that to 128 records. Attempting to
search using the MARC Expert Search by 245a results in a lengthy pause
with a progress animation running, and then no results.

1. Is there a better way to find serial records for things with fairly
common titles?

2. Does Keyword search not include the publisher? Is there a way to
search by publisher aside from using the MARC Expert Search?

3. Would it be possible to have a limit for Bibliographic Level (MARC
Leader/07)?

4. Is there a known problem with the MARC Expert Search? It seems like
it would be a very useful feature, but most of the times I've tried
using it, I've received no hits, even when I know there are records that
should match.

5. Is there a way to sort search results for secondary searches (those
done using the box at the top of the results), without having to go back
to the main search page?

6. When viewing the full MARC View for a record, it might be nice to be
able to go back to the listing of results without having to choose OPAC
view and then clicking the Go Back button (so, if there were a Go Back
button on the MARC View display).

7. Is it possible (a setting somewhere, perhaps) to have more than 10
results display at once?


Thank you for your assistance,

Bryan Baldus
Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses
1-800-323-4241x402
bryan.baldus at quality-books.com