Relationships between works

Works can be related in many different ways, for example novels that are to be read in a specific order, a collective work with parts that have been published separately or songs on a compilation disc.

Please note that series are not considered as relations between works. This is defined for the manifestation of a work, while the other relationships are defined on the work level. This topic describes relationships on the work level only.

Relationships can be defined automatically during import or updates of works, or manually. Imported records that include several link fields (MARC 21 7XX) will result in imported data that is displayed in the information of the work. The data is displayed as free text. A link to a related work is created manually by editing the information.

You add relationships manually by clicking Add relationship when editing the details of a work. As you start typing a title in the Related work field, matching titles will be listed for selection. Please note that it is the work titles that are searched for, so if you for example enter a translated title, you might not find it in the list.

The following relationships between works can be defined:

Relation
Has part	Is part of
Continues	Continued by
Has adaptation	Is an adaptation of
Has a supplement	Supplements
Has a complement	Complements
Has a summary	Is a summary of
Has transformation by genre	Is a transformation of genre
Has an imitation	Is an imitation of
Has a relation to

In addition to linking to an existing work, it is also possible to enter the creator and title of the related work as free text. The information will be shown on the work page - a linked work as a clickable link and free text information as plain text. If you have linked to an existing work and also added free text information, the link to the related work will be displayed.