Re: Are MARC subfields really useful ?

From: Dan Matei <dan_at_nyob>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:46:16 +0300
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries 
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Demian Katz
> Sent: 4 iunie 2010 15:27
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> VuFind also uses subfields to help with relevance ranking -- 
> for example, words within subfield a of a title are given 
> more importance than words in the rest of the field -- 
> extremely valuable if, for example, you're trying to find a 
> book ABOUT an author rather than a book BY that author.


Right ! But that can be "reduced" to: a) before "/" b) after "/"

Dan Matei
Received on Fri Jun 04 2010 - 09:51:18 EDT