[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Duplicate barcodes - Use Case Scenarios

[Duimovich, George]

For community feedback as recommended by ESI support

An number of libraries, particularly those migrating from III systems, may be using a feature in Millennium called "Link to additional bib record."  This allows cataloguers the ability to link a single item record to 2 or more bib records. 

In our shop, some use case scenarios are the following:

- When selective issues are analysed, the analysed item is linked back to the main record
- When a bound volume has 1 or more analysed items
- Bilingual (tete-beche-Canadian) titles. English & French bound together, separate title pages & pagination (back to back & upside down). 
- Journals; e.g. Tectonophysics- 1 whole volume (4 issues) may have 2+ issues analysed, links are made when bound into single physical item
- Conference proceedings - general monographic series record; vs.individual papers from that conference (again, single physical item)


The practical requirement: we'd like to see support for duplicate barcodes, thereby allowing linking capability between single item record and 2 or more bib records. 

This also partly relates to another post to follow on the "E-Book Conundrum"

Any thoughts / feedback?

George Duimovich
NRCan Library / Bibliothèque de RNCan


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