Re: Cataloging enhancements

[Karen Johnson <johnsonka@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:07 PM 12/12/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi,
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>I finally got around to looking at the Enhancements Ballot, and have some
>questions for the authors and/or functional experts about specific items:
>
>B. Make it possible to re-execute the last search and/or provide the search
>history from which searches can be repeated.


>Can't this be done in Database Maintenance by typing 'r' and the line
>number of the previous search? And in GUICAT by leaving previous search
>windows open? Won't Millennium Cataloging include the opportunity to click
>the browser's back button? A search history would be useful, but this is
>not a requirement of the enhancement, only a suggestion.


The enhancement is for the character based version. I have not seen what 
you describe here.   I have never seen an "r" in update or any other 
command that would effect this.  There is a "repeat previous search" in the 
staff mode as in the opac.



>G. Eliminate Innovative tags and rely on MARC tags only.
>
>This is similar to past requests to simply have the system use the features
>of the MARC format (yes, we all know that the 245 is the title) rather than
>having to deal with field group tags, public display labels, etc.) I would
>love to see this, but if I can believe what our Imps and Trainers told us,
>it seems very unlikely that it will ever happen. We were told that field
>group tags (which it seems to me we ONLY need in brief records such as on
>the fly) are central to the way III's database works. Has anyone checked
>this out?


I recall this actually being promised at one point.  If it has been 
officially tabled, I am obviously unaware of it.  Users are still asking 
for it.

>L. GUICAT: Display the item record rather than the summary screen when
>inputting a new record.
>
>?? There is no item record to display until a template has been chosen. (At
>least, if you have multiple templates as we do).

Here is the complete text of the request:  We would like to see GUICat 
display the item record when inputting new items rather than
the summary screen.  Sometimes when you enter a record using a template 
there might be other changes you want to make to
the item record to complete it.  Once you are finished with the template, 
GUICat display the summary screen and you have to
select that item to go on editing the record.  In the text based system you 
do not have to go through an extra step to finish edit an
item record.

It sounds to me like the fact that the item doesn't display until the 
template is chosen is where the change is being requested.  If GUICAT can't 
do something that is part of the text based, that seems like a loss of 
functionality.


>N. Lengthy proposal, see ballot.
>
>My system already appears to index at least the subfield 'n' in the 711
>field. Is the thrust of this enhancement to prevent these fields from being
>indexed preceding a SECOND occurance of subfield k or t? If not, please
>explain the goal. (Actually, my out of date copy of the US MARC manual
>lists the |t as nonrepeatable in most cases - what up?)


Many thanks to Gary Hough for his eloquent explanation of the rationale for 
this request.   It is also one my own library supports as we have 
encountered the same problems particularly with subfield k.

If anyone has any added questions feel free to post to the list or contact 
me directly.  Just don't take it to the Supreme Court :). Remember, you 
only need to vote for the top 5.

Karen Johnson
Catalog Database Maintenance Functional Expert.








>TIA for your response
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