Hi Charley:

I am curious, which index are the 3XX fields in?  Some libraries have indexed in

Keyword or a special index. 

Cheryl

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Pennell
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:56 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] 336-384 RDA fields and indexing

Hi Cheryl-

  We turned on the new RDA 3xx fields before the test and they are searchable in our staff catalog (Sirsi/Dynix Symphony).  However, we use an Endeca discovery layer for our public catalog interface and these fields are not indexed there.  We currently use item level data to do what the 33x would do (enable public display of format, enable faceted search/filters) and I have to say that I think our language is a little more clear than "other projected carrier" or "tactile three-dimensional form".  Of course, we could substitute whatever public text we might prefer to the terms used in the 33x, IF we had 3xx data in all of our records, which we do not.  We DO, otoh, have item types, in all of our records, and at the item level where it makes the most sense given the multimedia nature of so many resources these days.

   Charley Pennell

   Principal Cataloger for Continuing Resources

   NCSU Libraries

>>> "Cheryl L. Conway" <cconway@UARK.EDU> 31/05/2011 11:58 AM >>>

Good morning:

We are wondering:

Are  libraries planning to index RDA (336-384) fields within their library catalogs? 

We are especially interested in what others  with Innovative Interfaces catalogs are planning to do.

We are aware that III recommends that we not index these fields at this time; however, we are

undergoing a re-indexing project which should take place in July or August.

thank you,

Cheryl

Cheryl L. Conway

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