MARC field 382 should be searchable
The MARC field 382 (Medium of performance) should be searchable in Alma and Primo. The problem is acute for Finnish music libraries in Alma, because the field contains information about the instruments and/or voices in composition, but the field is not indexed in Alma. We had last autumn in Finland a large-scale subject headings conversion that greatly increased the amount of 382 fields. Then we were still in Voyager where the field is searchable. We hope that it would be so also in Alma.
Dear all,
Subfields a,b,d,e,n,p,r,s,t,v of field 382 are part of the "Medium of Performance" search index, which can be enabled in the Search Indexes table, as explained here:
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mcorby commented
When I search in the Alma documentation Marc 21 Search Indexes (see attachment), it shows the 382 field as being a searchable field in Alma. I "think" it was at some point, but it no longer is a searchable field at this time. Can this field be added back to the search options?
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Maaria Harviainen commented
MARC field 382 should definitely be searchable.