[Evergreen-acq] Settings on Load MARC Order Records

Sarah Childs sarahc at zionsvillelibrary.org
Thu May 27 14:05:36 EDT 2021


The Holdings Editor defaults are indeed workstation settings, and I agree
that for Load Order Record settings, by org unit seems like it would be the
way to go.

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 2:01 PM Jennifer Pringle <
jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:

> Hi Tiffany,
>
> I'm pretty sure the Holdings Editor defaults are workstation settings.
>
> If we wanted the defaults to be global I'd advocate for them to be
> able to be set by org unit, so you could set them for a whole
> consortium and then have different settings for a particular library
> if they do something different.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Tiffany Little <tlittle at georgialibraries.org>:
>
> > Oh, I'd forgotten about that suggestion! I really like the idea of the
> same
> > hiding options like Holdings Editor. It's been awhile since I've tinkered
> > with the Holdings Editor--can you globally choose what to hide, or does
> > each user have to do it themselves?
> >
> > John: I feel kinda like a dummy asking this, but how are they getting
> > on-order copies into the catalog without using purchase orders?
> >
> > Tiffany
> >
> > Tiffany Little, PINES Services Specialist: Acquisitions
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia
> >
> > 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 l Atlanta, GA 30341
> >
> > (470) 512-1454 | tlittle at georgialibraries.org
> > <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
> >
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> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:50 PM Jennifer Pringle <
> > jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Tiffany,
> >>
> >> I am so excited about your angularization of the Load MARC Order
> >> Records screen!
> >>
> >> We don't use either of those options (or at least we advise against
> >> using them).  I'd love to see the Load Item for Imported Records
> >> option gone but if there are others that use it then I think a way to
> >> hide it would be best.
> >>
> >> We currently don't use:
> >> - Activate PO
> >> - Load Items for Imported Records
> >> - Add to Selection List
> >> - Best/Single Match Minimum Quality Ration
> >> - Insufficient Quality Fall-Through Profile
> >>
> >> Rather than adding more library settings to turn things on and off,
> >> what if we had a defaults page like the Holdings Editor where you
> >> could choose which of the optional fields display??
> >>
> >> Jennifer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Quoting Tiffany Little <tlittle at georgialibraries.org>:
> >>
> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> >
> >> > I was so glad to "see" everyone at the AIG meeting this morning! I
> >> thought
> >> > it was a really good discussion; if only we had 2 hours to talk
> instead
> >> of
> >> > one. :D
> >> >
> >> > When we were talking about the Angular Load MARC Order Records page, I
> >> > found it interesting that several people said that they don't need and
> >> > don't want to show the Activate PO and/or the Load Items for Imported
> >> > Records ticky boxes.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone actually use these options? Considering the discussion
> about
> >> > the pitfalls you can fall into when using them, is there a reason to
> keep
> >> > them at all?
> >> >
> >> > I'm not proposing to remove them from the Angularized page right
> now--I
> >> am
> >> > fully on board with the "just get it out of Dojo first!"
> philosophy--but
> >> I
> >> > think these page redesigns present a good opportunity to talk about
> >> whether
> >> > we should keep things or not. (See: our discussion on selection lists
> a
> >> few
> >> > months ago.)
> >> >
> >> > I think a lot of times we think about features that we *don't* have
> that
> >> we
> >> > need, but every once in a while it's good to revisit what we *do* have
> >> and
> >> > see if we *should* have it. :) With a beast like Acquisitions, it's
> great
> >> > that there's so much flexibility, but we've talked about how that can
> be
> >> > really confusing for new users. So if none of our current users are
> using
> >> > these features, maybe they should be removed to streamline Acq a
> little
> >> > more for the benefit of both current users as well as users to come.
> >> >
> >> > /soapbox
> >> >
> >> > Having said all that, I'm not pushing for it either way. I'm just
> >> > interested in discussion about it.
> >> >
> >> > Tiffany
> >> >
> >> > Tiffany Little, PINES Services Specialist: Acquisitions
> >> >
> >> > ------------------------------
> >> >
> >> > Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia
> >> >
> >> > 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 l Atlanta, GA 30341
> >> >
> >> > (470) 512-1454 | tlittle at georgialibraries.org
> >> > <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
> >> >
> >> > Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/> for stories of
> >> Georgia
> >> > libraries making an impact in our communities.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jennifer Pringle (she/her)
> >> Co-op Support - Training Lead
> >> BC Libraries Cooperative
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> >> Email:jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop
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> >>
> >> Gratefully acknowledging that I live and work in the unceded
> >> Traditional Territory of the St'at'yemc Nations.
> >>
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> Email:jennifer.pringle at bc.libraries.coop
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