[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13600] XSLT: 8xx not showing if there is no 4xx

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13600

--- Comment #24 from Heather <heather_hernandez at nps.gov> ---
(In reply to Winona Salesky from comment #23)
> I also like the ':' (currently it is ':' should it be ';'?) between title
> and volumne, a solution would be to make it conditional, so it only appears
> if a $v is present. 
> 
> I will also change the separator between multiple fields. I would suggest
> leaving terminal punctuation, simply because most of the fields in the
> current xslt do use it.
> 
> Let me know what you all think, and I will try to get an amended patch up
> this evening. 
> Thanks!
> -Winona
> 
> 
> (In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #22)
> > Hm, not sure about generally removing the separator between the title and
> > the volumne - some 'volumes' might be more textual. It might be more clear
> > with something in between.

Very good point about the textual nature of some volume numbering--I hadn't
thought of that!

The RDA proscribed punctuation for data in 4XX & 8XX $v is in rule D.1.2.7,
"Precede the numbering within a series or sub-series or multipart monographic
resource by a semicolon."  (It was the same in AACR2 & AACR2R.) Of course, not
everyone catalogs according to RDA.  But if this standard is to be implemented,
then the $v in the 4XX & the 8XX would be preceded by a space-semicolon-space.

As for terminal punctuation, MARC21 is inconsistent, e.g. 8XX ends with a
period/full-stop, 4XX, 24X & 78X do not have terminal punctuation at all, etc. 
If the MARC21 standard is to be followed, then there should be a
period/full-stop at the end of 8XX fields (and nothing at the end of 4XX
fields).

On this record, the 24X fields & 6XX fields lack terminal punctuation, and
different field separators are used for multiple field displays (semicolons for
the 24X field, pipes for the 6XX fields):
http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=35979

The 24X field separators may be custom--I'm sorry, but I'm not sure.

I think it would be great to have standard field separators for multiple field
displays in Koha, whatever they are.  If the RDA proscribed punctuation of a
semicolon is to be implemented preceding the $v field(s) in 4XX & 8XX fields,
then perhaps pipes should be used as field separators.  And, in the future,
perhaps such pipes should be used as field separators for other multiple field
displays.

Cheerio!
--h2

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