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- | The Related tab allows you to associate a given record in a library with any other item, whether or not they are in the same collection. Within | + | < |
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- | There is no single way to use the related feature. Some users have found it helpful to link items into subjects that cross collections or are somehow not suitable for a collection. Others have used the Related tab to link to items discussed in the Abstract or Notes fields of a record. However you use this feature, bear in mind that links set up in Related are not transitive: if item A is related to B, and B to C, item A will not be automatically related to C. If you want item A related automatically with C, perhaps starting a new [[collections|collection]] would better serve your needs. | ||
- | Cross-library | + | ====== Relating Items ====== |
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+ | In addition to [[collections and tags]], a third way to express relationships between items is by setting up " | ||
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+ | To create a relation, select an item in the center column and go to the " | ||
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+ | Note that when you relate item A to B, B will be automatically related to A. But relations are not [[http:// | ||
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+ | Some suggestions of how you could use this feature: | ||
+ | * connect book chapters to their parent volume | ||
+ | * connect book reviews to the book reviewed | ||
+ | * connect different versions of a work (e.g., connecting a lecture that eventually became an article that eventually became a book) | ||
+ | * link associated items from different collections | ||
+ | * link items that form parts of a single work | ||
+ | * link one item to another discussed in the Abstract or Notes fields | ||
+ | * link items that have similar comments in the Abstract or Notes fields |