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The screenshot below shows the app settings. This screen can be accessed by clicking the "Settings" button above the record on the main screen.
The settings are:
- Language: This sets language of the app interface itself (as opposed to the language of the records being edited).
- WorldCat API Key: Needed in order to search for WorldCat records. This field will be populated automatically if a Catalog Administrator has entered the key in their instance of the app.
- Perform pre-search...: If checked, then the app will automatically search for parallel data for the specified fields. If parallel data is found, the field is displayed in bold type. Although this takes some extra time when the app is initially opened, it saves the trouble of having to click on a field to see if parallel data was found. Fields can be removed from the pre-search list by clicking the X next to the tag name. Additional fields can be added by typing the tag name to the right of the list. (An 'x' may be used as a wildcard in tag names.) The more tags in the list, the longer the pre-searching stage will take. Also, if a tag is not in the pre-search list, it will not be displayed in bold even if that field has parallel data. The app will not search for this data until you click the plus sign to the right of the field.
- Give preference to WorldCat records...: If checked, then the app will give greater weight to parallel text from records originating from specific institutions. "DLC" (Library of Congress) is included by default, but you can enter any code that may be found in field 040. This allows you to improve the quality of the parallel text by indicating that certain institutions can be trusted to produce good records.
- After adding a parallel field, swap original field and 880...: If checked, this option allows you to set a policy for what kind of text is placed in the 880 field (either roman or non-roman text). When a parallel field is added, the original and 880 fields are swapped (if needed) to conform to this policy.
- There are also two options specific to Chinese:
- If you are only interested in converting Chinese characters to pinyin (and not vice versa), you can check the "Don't search WorldCat..." option. This will bypass WorldCat searching and generate parallel fields using the app's built-in dictionary. This is faster and more accurate than using WorldCat. If this option is checked, the app can be run without a WorldCat API key.
- If you are processing records that contain Wade-Giles romanization, you can check the "Search for Pinyin equivalents..." option, which will convert Wade-Giles text to pinyin and search for both versions of the text. This makes the app run slightly slower but increases the chances of finding relevant data in WorldCat.
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