Issue 1 |
Records cannot be retrieved because users input a variant of the character other than the one used in the catalog.
For example, the variants of Mao Zedong are: 毛澤東 ( Traditional Chinese) and 毛泽东 (Simplified Chinese) as well as 毛沢東 ( Japanese Kanji). All of these variants may be used in the library system, but search in one form cannot find records that have another variant. |
Search Type Affected |
All |
Language (Script) Affected |
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese (Kanji) , and Korean (Hanja) |
Workaround |
Search by romanization if no results or limited results are returned. |
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Issue 2 |
Some common characters are not used in the library cataloging system, so search of these characters will fail.
For example, entering these characters 江戸 , 調査 , 目録 , 解説 with Microsoft's Japanese IME will not retrieve variant characters 江戶 , 調查 , 目錄 , 解說 used in the Orbis records. |
Search Type Affected |
All |
Language (Script) Affected |
Primarily Japanese (Kanji) and Korean (Hanja) |
Workaround |
Search by romanization if no results or limited results are returned. |
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Issue 3 |
Records cannot be retrieved due to the inconsistent spacing between the characters.
For example, 日本近代史 and 日本 近代史 will return two different result sets. |
Search Type Affected |
Title , Author, Keyword, and Subject Search in '' Simple Search'' mode |
Language (Script) Affected |
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese ( All ), and Korean ( All ) |
Workaround |
Use the ''Advanced Search'' option instead (type search phrase, choose “as a phrase”, and select the search field) |
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Issue 4 |
System cannot interpret the search phrase in ''Simple'' keyword search without quotation marks. |
Search Type Affected |
Keyword search in ''Simple Search'' mode |
Language (Script) Affected |
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese (Kanji and Hiragana ), and Korean (Hanja) |
Workaround |
Use the '' Advanced Search'' option, as described in Issue 3 ; Or, as a second choice, add quotation marks to the search phrase in '' Simple '' keyword search ( but the quotation marks have to be typed with the English keyboard). |
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Issue 5 |
All the above issues will affect the search of name (of person, organization, and place) as a subject.
*Most Library of Congress Subject Headings will always be in English only. |
Search Type Affected |
Subject search in both ''Simple'' and ''Advanced'' modes. |
Language (Script) Affected |
All |
Workaround |
See above |
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Issue 6 |
System cannot interpret CJK scripts in Author (sorted by title) search. |
Search Type Affected |
Author (sorted by title) search in ''Simple Search'' mode |
Language (Script) Affected |
All |
Workaround |
Use Author (lastname firstname) search instead |
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Issue 7 |
Character search in EndNote/RefWorks under "direct connection" with Orbis (a.k.a. Z39.50 access) is problematic.
For EndNote, searching Orbis with characters under direct connection will fail;
For RefWorks, searching Orbis with characters under direct connection can find records, but the records will not contain any CJK characters. |
Search Type Affected |
All search types under "direct connection" (Z39.50 access) |
Language (Script) Affected |
All |
Workaround |
If characters are needed in EndNote or RefWorks, type them manually or copy and paste them directly from Orbis. |
