[Koha-bugs] [Bug 3598] isbn and import from z39.50

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http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3598


Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com>  2009-09-16 02:03:38 ---
Patch rejected as proposed for the following reason:

"I will not be pushing this patch as proposed, as records imported via Z39.50
should not be munged in this manner.  Many AACR2-based catalogers would object
to having an ISBN entered according to ISBD rules, e.g.,

020     ##$a0914378260 (pbk. : v. 1) :$c$5.00 

be automatically converted upon record import to

020     ##$a0914378260c$5.00 

ISBNs should be normalized *outside* of the MARC record as needed for indexing
and searching.  To unconditionally strip away data from the source MARC record
would only lead to the impression that Koha is not suitable for traditional
MARC cataloging.  You may not like the rules, but I don't make 'em.  You really
do have to do this hard way - normalize the ISBN for indexing and searching. 
Fortunately, there's another patch in the queue that will help get us there."


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