Other Subfield Setup Tasks

There are several Cataloging features you can activate to enhance the daily cataloging workflow. The features affect how bib records retain and display information.

If you upgraded to Horizon from a previous release (6.0 or later), you may have chosen to complete these tasks as part of the upgrade process. If you are a new Horizon customer, you may have chosen to have SirsiDynix complete these tasks for you as part of the Horizon implementation process. If you have already activated these features, you do not need to activate them again.

You can choose to do these additional tasks:

Implement authority control based on bib subfields only. This lets you have different sets of controlled subfields within separate bib tags, even if they are controlled by the same authority tag.
Implement authority local subfield preservation. This lets Horizon retain information you have added to local subfields on authority records when you upgrade or overlay bib records. You will most likely use this feature if you want subfield w preservation on 4xx and 5xx tags. You must implement authority control based on bib subfields only if you want to implement this feature. (The instructions contained within local authority subfields, such as subfield w, are not yet implemented in searching.)
Ignore end punctuation on controlled bib subfields for authority matching. This prevents Horizon from generating duplicate authority records if the only difference is the end punctuation on controlled bib subfields.
Preserve original end punctuation on controlled bib subfields. This lets Horizon preserve and display the original end punctuation in controlled bib subfields instead of replacing them with the end punctuation from corresponding authority tags during authority matching.

Before you activate any of these features, you should stop logging transactions. After you activate the features, you can update your records all at once to take advantage of the new features. Then turn transaction logging back on. (For more information on these tasks, see “Subfield Setup Tasks” in the “General Setup” chapter of the System Administration Guide.)

 


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