Re: [IUG] use of field tags

[Susan Cheney <scheney at sju dot edu>]

Hi, Lisa. 



Usually we use the same field tags for the same MARC fields but not always. For example when the 440 MARC tag became obsolete and become the 490_1/830 combo, we decided to change the field tag on the 490 to a "y" instead of an "s" (as long as both fields were identical). I didn't see the point of having identical fields displaying twice or coming up twice in a title search. 



Susan 

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----- "Lisa Genoese" <lgenoe at law dot columbia dot edu> wrote: 
> Hello, 
> We are doing a review of our use of search indexes, and it brought up a 
> question about field tags. Aside from basic call number issues, do you all 
> assign the same field tag to the same MARC field all the time, and/or do 
> you utilize the extra layer of indexing in some way? 
> Apologies if this discussion has already taken place on the list at some 
> point. 
> Thanks, 
> Lisa 
> Lisa Genoese 
> Systems Librarian 
> Arthur W. Diamond Law Library 
> Columbia University 
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> E: lisa dot genoese at law dot columbia dot edu
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