Display of Notes (MARC 5XX Fields) in Primo: Some Recommendations

Owned by Luiz Mendes
Last updated: May 24, 2018
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Document status

APPROVED  

Area coveredresource management, discovery
Prepared byResource Management Functional Committee

Background

Libraries have requested that specific MARC notes fields be mapped to and displayed in their own separate labels (fields) in Primo, similar to the display of notes in records in WorldCat (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/982127376), which would provide specific information about the type of note and make notes easier to read. Currently, notes are mapped to and displayed under the single label “Description" in Primo.

Recommendations

  1. Change the display label Description to Notes.
  2. Display Contents and Summary notes in their own field:

    1. Map MARC field 505 to Contents

    2. Map MARC field 520 to Summary

  3. Display Immediate Source of Acquisition (MARC 541) and Awards (MARC 586) under Notes.
  4. In the future, evaluate requests for displaying specific notes in their own field in Primo, for example:


MARC FieldPrimo Display Label
508Credits
511 0_Performer(s)
511 1_Cast
521Target Audience

Action log


SectionPoint Person

Expected Completion Date

Last action takenNext action required
Drafted recommendations in response to requests received.

Resource Management

 

Presented recommendations to Technical Services.Sent to Discovery Committee for input.
Presented to the Discovery Forum.Discovery Recommendations approved.Sent to Norm Rule Task Force for implementation.