[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Monograph Parts

[Hardy, Elaine]

Mike,

This is a great idea, particularly the holds prompt. Could you go into a
little more detail on how this would function on the user side, both
patron and cataloging staff? I'm particularly interested in how this would
function in a consortium like PINES where different libraries might
process a multipart set differently. For example, one library might
process and circulate a 3 part DVD set as one item, where another might
put each in a separate container with a separate barcode. How would it
display in holdings maintenance as well as in the OPAC copy display?

Also, would this mean multipart items already held by a library would need
to be change in Evergreen to take advantage of the functionality? Or would
there be a way to automatically process multipart items retrospectively?

Elaine
 

J. Elaine Hardy
PINES Bibliographic Projects and Metadata Manager
Georgia Public Library Service,
A Unit of the University System of Georgia
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
404.235-7128
404.235-7201, fax

ehardy at georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org
http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines/


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[mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Rylander
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:09 PM
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Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Monograph Parts

I'll be starting work on an implementation of Monograph Parts (think:
DIsks 1-3; Volume A-D; etc), well, right now, in a git branch that I'll
push to http://git.esilibrary.com/?p=evergreen-equinox.git;a=summary
but I wanted to get the basic plan out there for comment.  So, attached
you'll find a PDF outlining the plan.  Comments and feedback are welcome,
but time for significant changes is slim.

This is not intended to cover every single possible use of the concept of
Monograph Parts, but I believe it is a straight-forward design that offers
a very good code-to-feature ratio and should be readily used by existing
sites after upgrading to a version containing the code.

--
Mike Rylander
 | VP, Research and Design
 | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
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