Validate controlled thesauri (650 or 655 _7 $2)
Adding the $2 validation opens the door to using so many controlled thesauri, like Spanish headings via Queens and National Library of Spain, OLAC's video game headings, Homosaurus' headings, and many more that would make searching easier for customers and staff by providing access points that mimic how they talk about their interests and information needs.
It would be a step closer towards inclusion by using various existing vocabularies that institutions want to use, unlock more potential of the ILS, as well as improve authority maintenance overall.
Joyce Lee
shared this idea
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Alison Hoffman
commented
What Joyce shared summarizes the root of the issue we are dealing with here as well.
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Joyce Lee
commented
Hi Sam, please find attached from our head cataloger.
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AdminSamantha Quell
(Admin, Innovative)
commented
Joyce - Can you help me understand the problem you're having associated with $2 validation?
When I look at our MARC Validation tables, we are already validating the $2 in 650 and 655 tags. So I'm guessing there's something else at play here beyond basic validation/authority control.
