Lit Form vs Lit Text - We’re running into a challenge with Vega Discover where audiobooks aren’t showing up under the fiction/nonfiction facet. Vega relies on MARC 008 byte 33 (LitF) for this facet, but audiobooks use 008 bytes 30–31 (LTxt), which Vega doesn’t currently map. This means literary audiobooks—fiction, nonfiction, biography—aren’t included in the facet filtering. Has anyone found a workaround for this? Is there a way to incorporate LTxt values into the fiction/nonfiction facet logic or configure Vega to recognize them? We’d love input from anyone with cataloging experience or who’s tackled this issue in their own implementation. Example from our catalog: https://dcls.na5.iiivega.com/search?query=%22the%20shepherd%27s%20crown%22&searchType=everything&pageSize=10
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Hi All
I recently submitted this idea in Innovative:
Add LitText to the Literary Form facet
Expand the Literary Form Facet to Include Audiobooks with LitText Coding I am requesting an enhancement to add LitText to the Literary Form facet, as audio materials are currently not represented. Audio materials that contain Literary Text (LitText) coding should be included in the Literary Form facet to provide a complete and consistent discovery experience. Including these titles would improve patron access by allowing users to accurately filter and find fiction and nonfiction audiobooks that match their interests, while also supporting reader’s advisory efforts and reducing staff time spent locating materials manually. Currently, the exclusion of audio materials results in incomplete filtering, causing patrons to miss relevant titles and creating confusion when the facet does not return all applicable items. Expanding the Literary Form facet to include audio materials with LitText coding would improve search accuracy, enhance accessibility, provide a more intuitive browsing experience, and ensure consistent discovery across all formats, including print, eBooks, and audiobooks.
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