What is the difference between the 0350 and the 035A indexes?
- Product: Voyager
- Product Version: 6.5.3
Question
What is the difference between the 0350 and the 035A indexes?
Answer
There are two indexes in Voyager relating to the 035 subfield a: the 0350 index and the 035A index.
| 0350 index | 035A index |
|---|---|
| System number for deduping (035a) | System number (035a) |
| Includes text in field in normalized heading (e.g., OCOLC) | Ignores text / removes text in normalized heading |
| Text factored in for matching and de-duping | Only digits/number factored in for matching and de-duping - may lead to false matches if records in database from multiple sources |
Additional Information
Use 0350 System number for deduping (035a) in System Administration > Cataloging > Bibliographic Duplicate Detection.
Example
Existing record in database: 035 $a (OCoLC) 123456789
Incoming record: 035 $a (CStRLIN) 123456789
| If you are ... | then ... | because ... |
|---|---|---|
| matching on 035A index | incoming record will match existing record | only the digits/numbers are part of normalized headings and will match. |
| matching on 0350 index | incoming record will not match existing record | source text (OCoLC and CStRLIN) are part of normalized headings and will not match. |
- Article last edited: 29-Aug-2018