[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Z39.50 Index Field Maps and the Local Catalog--can you help?

[Jennifer Pringle (Project Sitka)]

Hi Tony,

For Part 1, your logic is correct, though when doing the search you  
may or may not want cataloguers to be selecting the drop-down to say  
"visual materials".  Depending on the accuracy of the existing  
cataloguing this may actually filter out results they want to see. I  
am guessing that the Format drop down menu is based on character 6 of  
the Leader.

Once the search is done staff can select a local result and chose  
"Show in Catalogue" and then add their holding.  I think it really  
depends on the library/cataloguer (and what permissions they have been  
granted) whether they start their search from the catalogue or start  
from Z39.50. Our libraries do both. The important part is to remember  
to select Local Catalogue in Z39.50.

I have no idea about Part 2.

Hope this helps,

Jennifer

Quoting Tony Bandy <tonyb at ohionet.org>:

> Hi all,
>
> Hope the conference is going well?
>
> I was wondering if anyone on the list can help me with a Z39.50  
> Index Field Maps and searching the local catalog question.  If so,  
> thanks!
>
> ---------------
>
> Here's the scenario:  Library A has a new DVD that they would like  
> to add to their catalog.  Using the Z39.50 portion of the current  
> 2.7.X staff client, is there a way to search the local catalog for  
> any existing bibs before the library decides to bring in a new bib  
> record?
>
> I would think they could select the drop-down to say "visual  
> materials", choose their local catalog and bring up by title,  
> author, etc. etc. a list of bibs.  This way they could choose to  
> overlay or just attach an item.
>
> Is this logic right?  Would a better choice be to choose the TPAC  
> instead of the Z39.50 portion of the staff client perhaps?
>
> ---------------
>
> Part 2:  Given the Index Field Mapping Options on the Evergreen  
> system, does that relate in any way to the scenario above?  I'm  
> trying to logic my way through this.  The documentation (see:  
> http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/2.8/_z39_50_search_enhancements.html)  
> helps in a generic sense, but I'm not sure how this relates to  
> searching your own local catalog for visual materials.
>
> ---------------
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide...
>
> --Tony
>
> Tony Bandy
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