[Koha-bugs] [Bug 5608] Tool to move MARC21 series info to 490 tag

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David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au> changed:

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--- Comment #11 from David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au> ---
I like the idea behind this patch, Michael, but I don't think it is as
comprehensive as it should be.

Take a look at the "Field Definition and Scope" and "Conversion to Current
Fields" sections of the MARC 440 page provided by the Library of Congress
(http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd440.html).

This page states that one should "concatenate field 440 subfields $a, $n and $p
and place the new string into 490 subfield $a; and copy the content of 440
subfields $v, $x, $6, and $8 into the same subfields in field 490. Any
additional subfields in field 440 do not convert to 490 but do convert to field
830."

The additional subfields from 440 are the authority-related $w and $x, which
would go into field 830, because it is the field used to link the bib record
with the "uniform title" authority record for that series.

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Of course, not all libraries use authorities, so I think it would be useful to
have a parameter that handles migrating the 440 to the 490, or migrating the
440 to the 490 AND the 830.

If the 440 goes to the 490, the first indicator for the 490 should be 0. If the
440 goes to the 490 and the 830, the first indicator for the 490 should be 1.

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