[Evergreen-general] Checking out bookbags

[Elaine Hardy]

Benjamin,

You can probably use the conjoined item functionality to do what you want.
This is done in cataloging and ties items on separate bib records together.
Generally used for titles bound together locally, or kits that are created
locally. PINES hasn't implemented this so I am not fly versed it it but you
might ask your cataloging staff to take a look and see if it is what you
need.

Elaine

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On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 9:22 AM Benjamin Kalish <bkalish at forbeslibrary.org>
wrote:

> Does Evergreen have a way to quickly checkout batches of items by
> assigning a single barcode to a set of items? To be clear, in the scenario
> I'm imagining, each individual item is cataloged and has its own barcode—we
> want to be able to bundle them and assign a barcode to the bundle so that
> they are each individually checked out when the barcode assigned to the
> bundle is scanned; each individual item must checked out to the patron and
> be able to be returned and renewed individually.
>
> I've encountered item buckets before, and they seem very promising, but as
> far as I can tell they can't quite do what we want.
>
> All of this is in aid of our aspirations to have bookbags which patrons
> can quickly checkout at a self checkout machine. I'd also be interested in
> any ideas folks have about how to achieve this material already in our
> collection.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Benjamin Kalish
> Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkalish at forbeslibrary.org
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