As you can see Nate wrote to me asking if this was an issue for us. I am trying to picture the sequence to figure out if it is. Could you please give me a few before and after examples that I could check in my database to figure out if it is a problem for me. I am sending this to the list figuring that maybe other Horizon libraries might also have or be interested in some examples so that we all can more easily check for this problem. That way BSLW can understand it and we can figure out if it is something that we need to also bring to the attention of Sirsi-Dynix. By the way, what version of Horizon are you on?

Hi Diane,

One of our libraries, Williamsburg Regional, has an issue with series authorities in the Horizon system. I was wondering if her question makes sense to you as a Horizon user.

Here is the question:

Jeanette Navia [jnavia@wrl.org]

This is a question for Horizon libraries who use Backstage authorities processing. We have problems when series headings that were title-only headings (130 in the authority records) are replaced by series headings that include author and title (100 in the authority records).

Most of our bib records with this problem have title-only series headings in 440 fields. When we get the updated authority records from Backstage, the a subfield of the new heading (the author's name) replaces the a subfield in the 440 field (series title) of the bib record. We end up with series headings in bib records with just the author's name and no series title.

Does anyone reading this know if there is a way to have Horizon change the series field in the bib record from 440 to 800 if an authority record with a 100 field replaces an authority record with a 130 field?

Thanks in advance for considering this,

Nate Cothran

Vice President, Authority Control

Backstage Library Works

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