[Koha-devel] Questions about terminology

[Tomas Cohen Arazi]

The API uses: "internally assigned biblio identifier"

El mar., 23 oct. 2018 a las 10:32, Irma Birchall (<irma at calyx.net.au>)
escribió:

> Hi Liz and Barton,
>
> About "I think the most accurate long form  representation is "Koha
> internal record number", as the biblionumber has nothing at all to do with
> MARC"
>
> I received this feedback from Libraries Australia today :
>
> *MARC Field 035 $a - System Control Number : Koha Record Numbers* <>
> Every record should have one instance of MARC field 035 containing the
> current Koha record number before re-exporting.
>
> So simply call biblionumber <> "Koha record number"?
>
> Irma
> CALYX
>
>
>
> On 23 October 2018 at 09:03, Liz Rea <liz at catalyst.net.nz> wrote:
>
>> Personally, I'd probably convert any "Biblio number" into
>> "Biblionumber," and if that needs explaining, it's the "Koha internal
>> record number" or "Koha unique record identifier"
>>
>>
>> On 23/10/18 09:02, Barton Chittenden wrote:
>> > On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 3:39 PM Liz Rea <liz at catalyst.net.nz> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The term bibliographic number is easily confused with "inventory
>> number"
>> >> and any local or old internal record numbers that migrated MARC may
>> have.
>> >>
>> > Agreed,  bibliographic number is confusing.
>> >
>> >> I think the most accurate long form  representation is "Koha internal
>> >> record number", as the biblionumber has nothing at all to do with
>> MARC, and
>> >> wouldn't necessarily be carried over to another system if the record
>> was
>> >> moved (not that anybody would *leave* Koha, amirite).
>> >>
>> >> With that in mind, I don't see why we would need to drop biblionumber
>> at
>> >> all - it references exactly what it is, is specific to Koha, and can be
>> >> understood and trained in that context, fully independent of MARC.
>> >>
>> > I think the use of biblionumber is fine in context -- that's generally
>> used
>> > specifically when database tables are being mentioned. The term 'Biblio
>> > number' (containing a space) is what I'm more concerned about. I don't
>> know
>> > that the marc editor was the only place that I saw that used.
>> >
>>
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