Re: Problem with display of title search results

[Michael Kreyche <mkreyche at kent dot edu>]

Bruce Ford wrote:

> Currently, series titles and titles in contents notes are included in
> the title index.  But when the system displays the results of a title
> search, it does not  display the field in which the title sought has
> been found, unless that field happens to be the 245 field.  It
> invariably displays the 245 field.   Consequently, when someone
> searches in our catalog under "Stranger," the title, "Hits," appears
> at the beginning of the search results display.   Only by opening the
> full bibliographic record can one discover that "Stranger" appears as
> a title in a contents note.  To say that this phenomenon is
> potentially confusing to patrons is understatement.

It sounds like a display issue rather than an indexing problem. Can you 
clarify where these problems are showing up? Webpac, terminal interface, 
and Millennium client sometimes work differently. It would also help to 
have some concrete examples if we can see them in your OPAC.

Mike
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Michael Kreyche
Systems Librarian
Associate Professor
Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
http://www.library.kent.edu/~mkreyche