SirsiDynix Symphony Training Guide - FTP Directory Listing
SirsiDynix Symphony Training Guide - FTP Directory Listing
SirsiDynix Symphony Training Guide - FTP Directory Listing
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Heading Validation<br />
Authority control standardizes the use of personal and corporate names<br />
and subjects headings.<br />
When a heading is checked, the system first accesses the appropriate<br />
authority index, then tries to match the entire contents of the<br />
bibliographic entry against the existing index. The match will be either<br />
case sensitive or case insensitive, depending on the configuration of the<br />
Authority Control module.<br />
When an authority record is modified, any changes made to an authority<br />
record heading will also be made to any corresponding bibliographic<br />
record heading when the Add, Delete, Update Databases report is run. If<br />
your authority control is case sensitive and the case of the authority<br />
heading is modified, the case of the corresponding term in the<br />
bibliographic record will also be modified.<br />
If an exact match is not found in the authority index, the last subfield in<br />
the entry will be examined. If this subfield is in the list of authority<br />
cascade subfields, the last subfield in the term will be dropped from the<br />
matching process. If a match is still not found, the next subfield in the<br />
term will be checked against the cascade list. The process of checking<br />
subfields and dropping them if they are on the cascade list will continue<br />
until the system encounters a subfield not on the cascade list or the term<br />
matches an authorized heading in the authority index.<br />
For each bibliographic entry under authority control, <strong>SirsiDynix</strong><br />
<strong>Symphony</strong> must be told how to recognize leading articles. In some fields,<br />
non–filing indicators are used to indicate leading articles. In fields that do<br />
not use indicators for this purpose, the system can be configured to check<br />
either a list of standard articles delivered with <strong>SirsiDynix</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong> or to<br />
check a language specific list of articles as defined in the Language policy.<br />
The system may also be configured not to check for leading articles.<br />
When modifying any bibliographic record, you can use the Validate<br />
headings helper on the Bibliographic tab to check existing bibliographic<br />
records against the authority database. You can either correct the heading<br />
with an existing authority heading or you can create a new authority ―on<br />
the fly.‖ The helper is available when you create or modify a title in the<br />
Cataloging toolbar.<br />
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