Hi Everyone,

We are looking at extending the data from our Object records that we
publish via our collections website, including publishing the Catalogue
Raisonne field data. In many cases, early entries in this field only
include an initial to reference the author of the Catalogue (e.g. "B.
169"). We do not have the resources to edit these at the moment, so are
looking for alternative ways to make meaning for our users from this
content.

One thought is to create a direct link between an artist's Constituent
record and a Bibliography record for the catalogue rainsonne. We could then
pull the linked Bib. data whenever that artist appears associated with an
object - and when there's cat.raisonne data to show - when we display that
object on the website. (This could be used as the 'key' to the abbreviated
data in our cat rais. field.) But the question is how best to create that
link?

Has anyone else tried to achieve this end, either by the general approach
I've described or some other method? I admit I have not thought this
through completely, but wanted to check and see if any of you had grappled
with the problem already! I would appreciate any thoughts or comments you'd
care to share.

All the best,

Frances
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Frances Lloyd-Baynes  |  Content Database Specialist
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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