Bug 24910

Summary: Make it possible to choose see also-authorities in authority finder
Product: Koha Reporter: Marcel de Rooy <m.de.rooy>
Component: CatalogingAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: flyingendpaper, m.de.rooy
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Description Marcel de Rooy 2020-03-20 09:34:59 UTC
When searching for authorities, sometimes you may see the result you want to select in a see also, but it is not possible to *choose* that one. You have to do another search to get it into the results list of auth finder.

Wouldnt it be nice if we could somehow add a link to choose them too? The current link allows you to open them, but this seems less useful at least in our case.

Would a preference be useful to switch between choosing or opening ?
Or should we add a small link? How could we address that best in terms of styling etc?

Your feedback is appreciated !
Comment 1 Heather 2020-08-06 16:47:38 UTC
If we're talking about the linking function within editing a bib record, how about something like a pull-down menu similar to what we have in other areas, e.g., you activate the authority linking function (i.e., by keying ctrl-shift-L in the advanced bib editor), it executes the search, and next to each term is a button labeled "Actions" and when you select that button, it turns into a menu (similar to when importing a record via Z39.50, or when searching the Aut file in the staff client) with actions like:
Choose
View
Edit

And if you choose "View" of that heading, a window pops up that could have the 4XX & 5XX terms hyperlinked to execute a new search within this aut finder/linker.

Is that something like what you're envisioning?

Cheerio!
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