Creating a See Also Reference

See Also references are also referred to as “See Also From tracings.” See Also references direct you from valid authority forms to other valid authority forms. (For example, if you search for the subject “birds,” you might see a PAC or staff searching authority list window that shows a valid related heading for “ornithology.”)

See Also references can exist for any authority—author, subject, or series. Your library should establish guidelines by which you create See Also references. Here is an example of what a See Also reference looks like in a search results screen:

You can create See also references in two ways. This section explains these topics:

 


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