[Evergreen-acq] Settings on Load MARC Order Records

Fri May 28 10:59:06 EDT 2021

Hi Tiffany,

I heartily agree that  the Load Order settings should be tied to org unit
and not the workstation. I was already dreading having to coach the same
people over and over on the set-up every time they moved to a new
workstation.

Mary

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 10:20 AM Morgan, Christine <cmorgan at noblenet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Tiffany,
>
> Great session yesterday!
>
> I think that org unit settings would provide the flexibility that most
> libraries need, and eliminate having to set each workstation individually.
> However, having a defaults page like in the Holdings Editor would allow for
> even more flexibility. Either of these options would be great.
>
> Christine
>
>
> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 2:05 PM Sarah Childs <sarahc at zionsvillelibrary.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
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>>> >
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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
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>>> >>
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>>> >> Co-op Support - Training Lead
>>> >> BC Libraries Cooperative
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>>> >>
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