Re: [Koha-devel] Re: [important] copyrightdate is not loaded into biblio table

[Nicolas Morin]

Le mar 08/07/2003 à 12:00, paul POULAIN a écrit :
> Stephen Hedges wrote:
> > Hi, Paul -
> > 
> > You asked for opinions about the copyrightdate:
> >   
> > > So, we have 2 solutions (both being easy to code) 
> > > :
> > > * modify the DB structure to have a char, and 
> > > copyrightdate would be :  
> > > "c1968, reedited 1985, something else 1995" in my 
> > > sample. (con : Maybe a 
> > > little too many info for OPAC ?)
> > > * modify the import tool to extract the 1st 
> > > "date" in the string (mean, 
> > > the 1st time where 4 digits are found) : "1968" 
> > > in my sample. (con : 
> > > risk to choose a date that is not really a 
> > > copyrightdate)
> > > 
> > > Which solution do readers of this list prefer ?
> > >     
> > 
> > My first reaction is that there's no such thing as too much information, 
> > even 
> > in an OPAC, which would indicate that your first solution is the best.  
> > However, what about searching?  For example, if I want to find books about 
> > space stations published since 1993, can I do that if the copyrightdate 
> > column 
> > contains "c1993" or "reedited 1993?"
> > 
> > Stephen
> >   
> In the MARC part of the DB, the complete 260c field will be stored, of
> course. So it's possible for the librarian to find what you asked.
> The numeric value is only for the koha-DB. This one is used in opac
> search (although it should be possible & easy to add MARC search in
> opac too), and in some lists.
> For example, when you search for a book, the list shows title, author,
> copyrightdate & nb of items.
> 
> with this explanation, do you change your mind & agree with rosalie ?
> 
> OTHERS : please feel free to argue.
> Even if it's a minor point from a functionnal point of view, it's an
> important one, as the decision, once taken, can't be rolled back
> easily.
Since the decision won't be rolled back, I think it would be better to
go for the richest (first) solution : you'll always find someone later
who will have some special need and will went as much information as
possible.
My 2 cts.

Nicolas
> 
> -- 
> Paul POULAIN
> Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres
> responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)