Configuring Authority Search for Primo VE

Introduction

The Authority Search page exposes local authority records to users. When activated, this page enables users to search for and view local authority records configured in the library, find different names and relations between authorities, and find bibliographic records that are associated with a particular authority record.

Authority Search page in the Original UI with search results shown and the Search For dropdown list expanded.

Authority Search Page (Original UI)

Authority Search page in the NDE UI with search results shown and the Search For dropdown list expanded.

Authority Search Page (NDE UI)

Currently, Primo VE only supports local authorities (not Library of Congress or Mesh).
For customers with a collaborative network setup, if local authorities are defined in the network, they can be searched only via the NZ View. From the IZ, it is possible to search only for local authorities owned by the IZ (not the NZ).
This feature relies on Alma's search functionality, which includes non-preferred and see also fields in its indexing. Thus, search results may include records in which the only incidence of the search term is in one of these fields.

Authority Search Indexes

The following table lists the supported search indexes (which are configurable in the Links Menu tab on the View Configuration page) and their mappings:

Search Index (Primo VE)	Search Index (Alma)	MARC Source Field
Uniform Title	Uniform Title	100 t,v,x,y,z 130 a,d,f,g,k-t,v,x,y,z 430 a,d,f,g,k-t,v,x,y,z 530 a,d,f,g,k-t,v,x,y,z 730 a,d,f,g,k-t
Subject	Subject	148 a,v,x,y,z 150 a,b,v,x,y,z 151 a,v,x,y,z 155 a,v,x,y,z 162 a,b 180 v,x,y,z 181 v,x,y,z 182 v,x,y,z 185 v,x,y,z 750 a,g,x,4 751 a,g,x,z,4
Personal Name	Personal Names	100 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 400 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 500 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 700 a-d,g,q
Name	Names	100 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 110 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 111 a,c,d,g,n,q,v,x,y,z 130 a,d,f,k-t 400 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 410 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 411 a,c,d,g,n,q,v,x,y,z 430 a,d,f,k-t 500 a-d,g,q,v,x,y,z 510 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 511 a,c,d,g,n,q,v,x,y,z 530 a,d,f,k-t 700 a-d,g,q 710 a-v,x-z,0,5 711 a,c,d,g,n,q
Meeting Name	Meeting Name	111 a,c,d,g,n,q,v,x,y,z 411 a,c,d,7,n,q,v,x,y,z 511 a,c,d,7,n,q,v,x,y,z 711 a,c,d,g,n,q
Keyword (any field)	keyword
Geographical Term	Geographical Name	151 a,g,x,z 451 a,g,x,z
Genre/Form Term	Genre Form	155 a,v,x,y,z
Corporate Name	Corporate Name	110 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 410 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 510 a-d,g,n,v,x,y,z 710 a-v,x-z,0,5

Authority Search does not support Saved Search or Search History.

Brief Results

After performing an Authority Search, the matching Authority records are listed alphabetically by the term heading. The displayed information for each matching Authority record includes the following lines, which also appear at the top of the Authority record's Full Display page:

All subfields for the 1XX fields are separated with a dot.

Authority type – The first line of each Authority record.

Type of Authority	MARC Field
Personal Name	100 a-d,g,n,p,q,t,v,x,y,z
Corporate Name	110 a-d,g,n,p,t,v,x,y,z
Meeting Name	111 a,c,d,e,g,q,t,v,x,y,z
Uniform Title	130 a,d,f,g,k-t,v,x,y,z
Subject Term	150 a,b,v,x,y,z
Geographic Term	151 a,g,v,x,y,z
Named Event	147 a,c,d,g,v,x-z
Chronological Term	148 a,v,x,y,z
Genre/Form	155 a,v,x,y,z
Medium of Performance	162 a,b
Subdivision	180 v,x,y,z 181 v,x,y,z 182 v,x,y,z 185 v,x,y,z

Term heading (1XX) – The second line of each Authority record. Selecting the term heading opens the details of the Authority record. For more information, see Full Display.
Search for records with this term link (Original UI) / Search for records button (NDE UI) – In the Original UI, the third line of each Authority record; in the NDE UI, a button in the row of the Authority record. Selecting one of these options returns all titles that use the selected authority.

In the following example, the keyword williams is searched in all fields:

Results of Authority Search using Keywords (All Fields) option.

Authority Search - Keywords (All Fields) - Original UI

Results of Authority Search using Keywords (All Fields) option.

Authority Search - Keywords (All Fields) - NDE UI

Full Display

In addition to the display lines shown in the Brief Results, the full display of the Authority record includes the following fields:

All subfields for the 1XX fields are separated with a dot.

Field	MARC Mapping
Other standard identifier	024 a, z
Special coded dates	046 f, g, k, q, r
Heading (no label)	100 a-d, n, p, q, t, g ,v, x, y, z 110 a-d, n, g, n, p, t, v, x, y, z 111 a, c, d, n, q, e, g, q, t, v, x, y, z 130 a, d, f, k-t 147 a, c, d, g, v, x-z 148 a, v, x, y, z 150 a, b, v, x, y, z 151 a, v, x, y, z 155 a, v, x, y, z 162 a, b 180 v, x, y, z 181 v, x, y, z 182 v, x, y, z 185 v, x, y, z
Complex reference	260 i, a
Complex See also reference - Subject	360 i, a
Other attributes of Person or Corporate Body	368 a, b, c, d
Associated place	370 a, b, c, e, f
Address	371 a, b, c, d, s, t
Field of Activity	372 a, s, t
Associated Group	373 a, s, t
Occupation	374 $a
Associated Language	377 a, l
See from Tracing	Mapping: 4xx a, b, q, d Format: 4xx a b -- q -- d Examples: 400 1#$aAlexander, H. A.$q(Hanan A.),$d1953- 400 19$aAlexander, Hanan A.,$d1953-
Related terms	Mapping: 5xx a,b,d,v,x,y Format: 5xx a. b. d. v -- x -- y Examples: 500 ##$wg$aLong, Robert Alexander,$d1850-1934$xHomes and haunts$zMissouri 511 ##$wb$aInternational Drip/Trickle Irrigation Congress 550 ##$aModernismo (Arte) 550 ##$wg$aArt nouveau 550 ##$wh$aToes
Complex See also Reference - Name	663 a, b
History reference	665 a
Source data found	Mapping: 670 a,b Format: 670 a -- b
Source data not found	Mapping: 675 a, b Format: 675 a -- b
Historical/Biographical Data	Mapping: 678 a, b Format: 678 a -- b
Note	Mapping: 680 a, i Format: 680 a -- i
Heading linking entry	7XX a
Electronic location and access	856 u, y
Source	Alma Record ID
Imprint (this is a link)	859 u

Selecting an item's title in the Authority Search results opens the Authority Details page:

Authority Details Page for a Corporate Name in the Original UI.

Authority Details Page for a Corporate Name (Original UI)

Authority Details Page for a Corporate Name in the NDE UI.

Authority Details Page for a Corporate Name (NDE UI)

Analytics - Discovery of Local Authority Records

Original UI

To support this functionality, the following action is included in the Action Usage subject area:

Group	Subgroup	Action	Description
Search	Authorities	Authority search	The user performed an Authority Search.

NDE UI

For information about support for this functionality in Mixpanel, see Mixpanel - Events and Properties for the NDE UI.

Configuration Options

This functionality is disabled by default. Refer to the following table to enable this functionality and configure related options.

Element	Description
View Configuration page (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views)	This functionality is disabled by default. To enable this functionality, in the Links Menu tab, activate the row containing the AuthoritySearch code. The Authority Search option is added to the Main menu. To configure the options available to users in the Authority Search page, edit the row containing the AuthoritySearch code. The Edit Menu Link page opens. In this page, you can configure the following: Authority List Options – Select the search fields users can choose in the Search for field: Keyword (any field), Personal Name, Corporate Name, Meeting Name, Name, Subject, Geographic Term, Genre/Form Term, and Uniform Title. Specify the order in which these search fields appear. The first search field in the list is the default. Sort – Select and configure the sort options, Relevance and/or Title, that will be available for the search results list. Search Operators – Select and configure the search operators users can select for the search – Contains, Equals, or Starts with. Modify the settings as required, and then select Save. For additional information, see Configuring Discovery Views for Primo VE.
Authority Search Labels code table (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	The following codes have been added to support Authority Searches: nui.authority.searchfor – Search for nui.authority.search.keyword – Keyword (all fields) nui.authority.search.personalname – Personal Name nui.authority.search.corporatename – Corporate Name nui.authority.search.meetingname – Meeting Name nui.authority.search.allnames – Name nui.authority.search.topic – Subject nui.authority.search.geographic – Geographic Term nui.authority.search.genreform – Genre/Form Term nui.authority.search.title – UniformTitle nui.authority.type.personalname – PERSONAL NAME nui.authority.type.corporatename – CORPORATE NAME nui.authority.type.meetingname – MEETING NAME nui.authority.type.topic – SUBJECT TERM nui.authority.type.geographic – GEOGRAPHIC TERM nui.authority.type.genreform – GENRE/FORM nui.authority.type.subdivision – SUBDIVISION nui.authority.type.title – UNIFORM TITLE nui.authority.type.mediumofperformance – MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE nui.authority.type.namedevent – NAMED EVENT nui.authority.type.chronologicalterm – CHRONOLOGICAL TERM nui.authority.complexreference – Complex reference nui.authority.seealsofromtracings – See also from tracings nui.authority.seealsofrom – Related terms nui.authority.sourcedatafound – Source data found nui.authority.sourcedatanotfound – Source data not found nui.authority.historicaldata – Historical/bibliographic data nui.authority.note – Note nui.authority.linkedentry – Heading linked entry nui.authority.otherid – Other standard identifier nui.authority.source_id – Source nui.authority.viewrecords – Search for records with this term nui.authority.back – Back to Authority result list nui.authority.heading – Heading nui.authority.associatedlanguage – Associated Language nui.authority.specialcodeddates – Special Coded Dates nui.authority.otherattributesofpersonorcorporatebody – Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body nui.authority.associatedplace – Associated Place nui.authority.address – Address nui.authority.complexseealsoreferencesubject – Complex See Also Reference - Subject nui.authority.complexseealsoreferencename – Complex See Also Reference - Name nui.authority.historyreference – History Reference nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.contains – Contains nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.exact – Equals nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.startswith – Starts with NDE ONLY nde.authority.searchbox.title – Authority Search nde.authority.title – Search within Authority Search nde.authority.searchrecords – Search for records
Aria Labels code table (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.contains - Contains nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.exact - Equals nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.startswith - Starts with

Element

Description

View Configuration page (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views)

This functionality is disabled by default. To enable this functionality, in the Links Menu tab, activate the row containing the AuthoritySearch code. The Authority Search option is added to the Main menu.

To configure the options available to users in the Authority Search page, edit the row containing the AuthoritySearch code. The Edit Menu Link page opens. In this page, you can configure the following:

Authority List Options –
- Select the search fields users can choose in the Search for field: Keyword (any field), Personal Name, Corporate Name, Meeting Name, Name, Subject, Geographic Term, Genre/Form Term, and Uniform Title.
- Specify the order in which these search fields appear. The first search field in the list is the default.
Sort – Select and configure the sort options, Relevance and/or Title, that will be available for the search results list.
Search Operators – Select and configure the search operators users can select for the search – Contains, Equals, or Starts with.

Modify the settings as required, and then select Save. For additional information, see Configuring Discovery Views for Primo VE.

Authority Search Labels code table (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)

The following codes have been added to support Authority Searches:

nui.authority.searchfor – Search for
nui.authority.search.keyword – Keyword (all fields)
nui.authority.search.personalname – Personal Name
nui.authority.search.corporatename – Corporate Name
nui.authority.search.meetingname – Meeting Name
nui.authority.search.allnames – Name
nui.authority.search.topic – Subject
nui.authority.search.geographic – Geographic Term
nui.authority.search.genreform – Genre/Form Term
nui.authority.search.title – UniformTitle
nui.authority.type.personalname – PERSONAL NAME
nui.authority.type.corporatename – CORPORATE NAME
nui.authority.type.meetingname – MEETING NAME
nui.authority.type.topic – SUBJECT TERM
nui.authority.type.geographic – GEOGRAPHIC TERM
nui.authority.type.genreform – GENRE/FORM
nui.authority.type.subdivision – SUBDIVISION
nui.authority.type.title – UNIFORM TITLE
nui.authority.type.mediumofperformance – MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE
nui.authority.type.namedevent – NAMED EVENT
nui.authority.type.chronologicalterm – CHRONOLOGICAL TERM
nui.authority.complexreference – Complex reference
nui.authority.seealsofromtracings – See also from tracings
nui.authority.seealsofrom – Related terms
nui.authority.sourcedatafound – Source data found
nui.authority.sourcedatanotfound – Source data not found
nui.authority.historicaldata – Historical/bibliographic data
nui.authority.note – Note
nui.authority.linkedentry – Heading linked entry
nui.authority.otherid – Other standard identifier
nui.authority.source_id – Source
nui.authority.viewrecords – Search for records with this term
nui.authority.back – Back to Authority result list
nui.authority.heading – Heading
nui.authority.associatedlanguage – Associated Language
nui.authority.specialcodeddates – Special Coded Dates
nui.authority.otherattributesofpersonorcorporatebody – Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body
nui.authority.associatedplace – Associated Place
nui.authority.address – Address
nui.authority.complexseealsoreferencesubject – Complex See Also Reference - Subject
nui.authority.complexseealsoreferencename – Complex See Also Reference - Name
nui.authority.historyreference – History Reference
nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.contains – Contains
nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.exact – Equals
nui.authority.precisionOperator.option.startswith – Starts with

NDE ONLY

nde.authority.searchbox.title – Authority Search
nde.authority.title – Search within Authority Search
nde.authority.searchrecords – Search for records

Aria Labels code table (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)

nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.contains - Contains
nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.exact - Equals
nui.aria.authority.precisionOperator.option.startswith - Starts with