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

[Hardy, Elaine]

While I would not describe this as duplicate barcodes because of the potential problems around that, PINES would like to see multiple bibliographic records linked to one barcode. Some ILSs refer to this as parent -child or bound-with . 

Our current use case: Some of our libraries are considering purchasing Kindles to circulate with multiple titles already downloaded. I would prefer entering bib records for each of the e-books and tie them to the device using one barcode rather than some of our other options. Thus we would have the parent record for the device and child records for each of the titles downloaded onto the device. 






Elaine 


J. Elaine Hardy 
PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Ste 150 
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 

404.235-7128 
404.235-7201, fax 
ehardy at georgialibraries.org 
www.georgialibraries.org 
www.georgialibraries.org/pines 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Duimovich" <George.Duimovich at NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca> 
To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" <open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 9:39:03 AM 
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Duplicate barcodes - Use Case Scenarios 

Duplicate barcodes - Use Case Scenarios 


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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