[Evergreen-catalogers] Terminology in Cataloging

[Janet Schrader]

Hi Beth,

There is a difference between what's edited using the selections below. The
"Edit call numbers" opens a screen with only the call numbers, no item
record. This is helpful if you scan in a list of barcodes to change, add,
remove a prefix, say from NEW to blank.
There really is no difference in the web client, that I can see, between
"Edit items" and "Edit items and call numbers". Both open the item record
screen with both call number and the item record. I think this is a
holdover from the xul client where "Edit items" opened a single item record
screen containing only the item record fields, no call number. If multiple
items are to be edited all displayed in the same item record.
In xul there was no way to edit multiple items attached to different bibs
at the same time. The choice to "Edit items/Volumes Per Bib" opened a tab
for each bib record.

Since the "Hide (or Show) Holdings Details" can suppress the call number
area, is it really necessary to have two choices, "Edit items" and "Edit
call numbers and items" when both do the same?


Feel free, anyone, to jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.


Janet


Janet Schrader

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On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 11:29 AM Willis, Beth <willis at noblenet.org> wrote:

> Staff at one of our member libraries have reported that terminology used
> on different staff client screens is confusing.  Specifically:
>
> In the Item Status screen, the Actions menu includes three "Edit"  options:
>
>    - Edit Call Numbers
>    - Edit Items
>    - Edit Call Numbers and Items
>
>
> On the Check In screen there is just one "Edit" option on the Actions menu:
>
>    - Edit Holdings
>
> I noticed that on the Item Bucket screen, there is also just one "Edit"
> option:
>
>    - Edit Items
>
>
> I know that there was a lot of discussion about terminology as the web
> client was developed, much of it detailed here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1538691
>
> Have staff at your libraries also found differences in terminology
> confusing?
>
> The variation in menu options may add to the confusion caused by the
> difference in terminology.   Do you think that additional editing options
> should be added to the Check in and/or Item Bucket screens?
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
> Beth
>
>
>
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> Digital & Catalog Librarian
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