[OPEN-ILS-DEV] BC OPAC development question

[Brandon W. Uhlman]

Hi, Deb.

I knew this wasn't a BC-specific customization, so I had to do a  
little digging to figure out where this came from.

The material type indicator is based on field 6 (the sixth character)  
in the leader of the MARC bibliographic record for the item. Only one  
format lights up because the MARC standard only lets you define one  
'format' in the leader.

You should be able to replicate this in your ILS by examining the same  
field in your MARC records, and displaying an indicator accordingly.

As an aside, in Evergreen, multiple formats will show up if you do an  
Advanced search at Evergreen's metabib level which combines formats  
and editions. To demonstrate this, go to Advanced search in the BC  
catalogue, do a keyword search for "harry potter and the sorceror's  
stone", choosing 'Group Formats and Editions', and take a look at the  
second result.

I hope this answered your question.

Brandon Uhlman
BC Pines team

Quoting Deb Bergeron <bergeron at macalester.edu>:

> Hi,
>
> The BC OPAC is great!  A few questions from a non-Evergreen site that
> is doing an OPAC redesign.
>
> How did you get the one mat type to light up and not the others?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Deb
>
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