Data Cleanup Notes for Occurrences (Authorities)

  • SCOPE NOTES:Field is empty. Delete.
  • INDEXING NOTES:Field is empty. Delete.
  • DELETE TERMS WITHOUT USAGE: (1360 have no usage)
  • CREATOR:
    • 17 entries have data in this field. See list. It seems to be used only for creators of TV shows. Will we continue to have this field in CS? If not, I can move this data elsewhere.
  • NETWORK:
    • A dozen records have only "Syndicated" listed as their network (their status is 3). Should we try to add information to these? Until relatively recently almost no shows start in syndication. See report.
  • MEDIUM: 189 records have "[none]" listed as their medium rather than an empty field. See report. All of these appear, at first glance, to be films, so perhaps "[none]" can be automatically replaced with "film."
  • PRODUCTION DATE:
    • Many older authority records have an attribute called "Production Date" instead of one called "Release Date." This should be retained as a separate field, rather than being incorporated into "Release Date."