https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=21321 Bug ID: 21321 Summary: Use marc field 264 (when exists) to get (and show) information about place/name/date of production Change sponsored?: --- Product: Koha Version: 17.11 Hardware: All OS: All Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P5 - low Component: Database Assignee: koha-bugs@lists.koha-community.org Reporter: theod@lib.auth.gr QA Contact: testopia@bugs.koha-community.org The use of Marc field 264 (instead of 260) is currently promoted very much by LC because it is more flexible and versatile (also because it used by RDA). Many records downloaded from Library of Congress nowadays have all the place/name/date of production information only in 264. Koha must take this into account when storing such information in various database tables (and consequently when displaying it in UI tables). To give an example workararound scenario (maybe not the best, I'm just thinking out loud): one should check the presence of 264 and if found, it's data should take precedence when populating ie biblio.copyrightdate. If not, the current functionality (that uses 260) can still be used. This must be repeated for all new and modified bibs. This implies changes to core Koha structure, so a relevant discussion might be required beforehand... ps. Having said that, maybe the (gradual) use of biblio_metadata in all UI tables might give administrators the flexibility to be able to choose one marc field over the other in the UI tables for their installations, but at least the issue of this new field -and it's implications- must be known to the community... After all we will all come across it sooner or later! -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes. You are the assignee for the bug.