As noted by Dan Scott in IRC, the merged_to value could be used to apply 301 redirects in the catalog, automatically sending users to the merge target of merge-deleted records.
Note that since bib records can be un-deleted, though, it would be possible to create single and muti-step merge loops.
As noted by Dan Scott in IRC, the merged_to value could be used to apply 301 redirects in the catalog, automatically sending users to the merge target of merge-deleted records.
Note that since bib records can be un-deleted, though, it would be possible to create single and muti-step merge loops.