[Koha-devel] Marc Extract and subject headings

[David Schuster]

I tried the 6509 but that did not work on the extraction

David

Ian  Bays wrote:
> 
> Hi.  These are potentially two quite different requirements although 
> solutions may be closely related.  David is asking about the
> Koha-generated 
> $9 subfields (RLIN) against authorised values for subjects, authors etc 
> coming out.  I see in the Tools> MARC Export screen you can elect to
> "Don't 
> export fields" which you could enter (say) "1009 1109 6509 6909" following 
> the example on screen this should exclude subfield 9 of 100, 110, 650 and 
> 690 tags.  I have not tried it but it looks as if it should do what you
> are 
> asking...
> 
> As for the discussion on the 9xx tags on import I would think a similar 
> options field on import that allows to exclude fields or subfields would
> be 
> useful to many.  It might also be good if the values entered were
> persistent 
> in some way so you don't need to remember them and re-enter every time.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Ian
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "MJ Ray" <mjr at phonecoop.coop>
> To: <koha-devel at lists.koha.org>; <dschust1 at tx.rr.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Marc Extract and subject headings
> 
> 
>> David Schuster <dschust1 at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>>> I am doing a full MARC extraction and with the subject headings am 
>>> seeing:
>>> $9 with numbers.  I don't see a way to strip that off unless I do it 
>>> somehow
>>> after the extraction.  This is messy for those of us sending to another
>>> utility like Biblios or OCLC.
>> [...]
>>> Any suggestions or is this a bug needing to be reported looking for an
>>> enhancement?
>>
>> I was recently discussing stripping certain "local 9" tags and subtags
>> out of MARC records on *import* with Galen Charlton on IRC.  This
>> discussion was as follows (edited for clarity. E&O mine):-
>>
>> <slef> is there a reason why koha doesn't blank the local use 9 fields
>> from staged imports?
>>
>> <gmcharlt> slef: 9xx tags?  any, or just the ones mapped to items?
>>
>> <slef> everything except 942 really and 098
>>
>> <gmcharlt> well, it's not correct behavior to always drop 9xx tags - a
>> library may want some/all of them.  Of course, one could add an option
>> to remove such tags.
>>
>> <slef> when would a library want some/all of them?
>>
>> <gmcharlt> slef: really depends on what the 9xx from the source are
>> for; can't just unilaterally remove them thus, a remove selected tags
>> from import option would be a useful enhancement
>>
>> <slef> 9xxs are meant to be local use only, aren't they? So very few
>> libraries will be relying on values in there. But anyway, a "remove
>> from import" option may be a useful enhancement then?
>>
>> <gmcharlt> slef: but it could be *their* local use - e.g., order
>> information from MARC records sent by book vendor, information used by
>> a local union catalog, bibliographic utility information, etc.
>>
>> <slef> gmcharlt: I see. Suspect the default should be strip, shouldn't
>> it?
>>
>> <gmcharlt> slef: I'd suggest letting user set up a profile defining
>> which tags they want removed.
>>
>>
>> So, have we understood it correctly: unless told otherwise, let the
>> "local-9" tags and subtags through?
>>
>> Would people want to remove different local-9s from import and export,
>> or are there cases where the same ones would need removing from both?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -- 
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