Linda,


The biblioitems table could really stand to be merged with the biblio table, as ever since Koha 2.0 and MARC support, the two have been in 1-1 correspondence.  Having them separate introduces complication for development and for reports.

Unfortunately, I have not seen anything come down the pike to merge them together for 3.4.

Fortunately, these database tables have nothing to do with the repeatability of MARC fields.  The full MARC record is stored in biblioitems, true, and will continue to be until we get a merge in place, at which time it will be in whatever the merged table is called.

So, do not worry.  You can repeat any MARC subfield that the standard (in your case, I assume MARC21) will allow to be repeated (so, not 245, for example), and shall be until MARC is completely wiped from the face of the earth.

Cheers,


-Ian

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Linda Culberson <lculber@mdah.state.ms.us> wrote:
All,
In 3.4 and on, I somehow got the impression (dream/nightmare?) that biblioitems was to no longer exist, and that certain MARC fields that are repeatable - particularly the 300, will no longer be.  Did I dream that or is that the case?  If it is true, will Koha have a way to handle those repeatable fields?

I would appreciate hearing from someone about this right away, as it may scuttle our whole migration plan.

Thanks!
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