[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Item Type

[Mike Rylander]

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com> wrote:
> Either. I need to add a new book item type for new records.

Sorry, I mean, do you want to change or add to the values prescribed
by the LoC for USMARC records, or do you want to add a circulation
modifier called "book".  And what purpose do you want this to serve?
MARC item types (those actually in the marc records) can be used to
limit searches, but circulation modifiers simply allow special cases
for choosing circ rules.  If you just need to know if the MARC claims
to be for a BKS type record, then you can do that in the scripts
already, or just use the MARC Form (called item_form) in your
circulation config.

--miker

>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Robert <glibrarysystem at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Is there a way besides going into the database itself for adding an item
>> > type and a shelving location into Evergreen?
>> >
>>
>> Shelving/Copy locations can be added via Admin->Local
>> Administration->Copy Location Editor.
>>
>> For item types, do you mean the MARC item type or the Circulation
>> Modifier in the Copy Attribute Editor?
>>
>> --
>> Mike Rylander
>>  | VP, Research and Design
>>  | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
>>  | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>>  | email: miker at esilibrary.com
>>  | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
>
>



-- 
Mike Rylander
 | VP, Research and Design
 | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
 | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
 | email: miker at esilibrary.com
 | web: http://www.esilibrary.com