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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:05:27 +0000
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Hello,

My library includes the first three letters of an author's name in each book's call number, which we usually transliterate into ASCII characters. (It's much easier for staff to sort books alphabetically with only 26 letters.) Is it possible to do such transliteration while building a new field?

I'm imagining something similar to an "iconv" function. This hypothetical pattern:
    =092  \\$a{100$a.iconv("utf-8", "ascii//TRANSLIT").substring(0, 3)}
With this input:
    =100  0\$aÆvar Þór Benediktsson,$d1984-$eauthor.
Would produce this field:
    =092  \\$aAev

Of course, I made up the "iconv" part of that example. Would adding such a feature be feasible? Or is there a workaround to achieve the same result? (Or am I just missing something obvious?) I'm happy to receive any advice!

John Jackson
Cataloging Librarian
Materials Management
Chattahoochee Valley Libraries
706-243-2823


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