[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Possible Development Idea

[Justin Hopkins]

I can't provide any additional use cases, but this has come up with our 
libraries as a wishlist item. +1

Justin Hopkins
Manager Information Technology
573-808-2309

On Fri Jan 11 14:20:41 2013, Tim Spindler wrote:
> Kathy Lussier suggested I add another use case that might provide
> additional insight into why this would be useful.
>
> *Use Case 3*
>
> We have many books with the status of walkin loan.These are extra
> copies that are non-holdable so are only available to patrons who come
> into the library but are spread throughout the collection intermingled
> with holdable copies.  When checked back in, the status would return
> to “Reshelving” and then “Walk in Loan.”
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Tim Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org
> <mailto:tspindler at cwmars.org>> wrote:
>
>     We are in the process at prioritizing some development projects
>     for C/W MARS.  I have started to write some specs for one project
>     and wanted to check with the community to see  how others felt.  A
>     number of our libraries liked this functionality coming from an
>     Innovative system.  Tom Berezansky questioned it because it is
>     counter to the purpose of status and he was arguing (and correct
>     me where I am wrong) that a library should be using shelf location
>     and not a status for this purpose.  However, I can imagine
>     instances where you might want different statuses for the same
>     shelf location.
>
>     *Restore Original Status of Item after Checkin*
>
>     *Idea:*Restore proper status when an item is checked in (Reference
>     Development Ideas#30)
>
>     *Description: *Copies checked out in Evergreen have the status
>     changed to Checked Out.There is no mechanism to retain the status
>     of the item prior to checkout.When the item is returned, the
>     checkout status defaults to Available.
>
>     *Expected Functionality*
>
>     ·An item is checked out and the status changes to “CheckedOut” as
>     it does in the current system (2.3.1)
>
>     ·The item is checked in and returns to the status prior to the
>     above checkout while still using the interim status of reshelving.
>
>     ·Some statuses such as “lost”, “repair” and “missing” should be
>     allowed to be permanently removed.
>
>     *Use Case 1*
>
>     Joe Circulation has a student who brings to the desk an item that
>     was on course reserves with the status of course reserves.The item
>     is checked out and the status of the item changes to “Checked Out”
>     with a a loan period of 3 hours.The student returns the item and
>     it is checked in and the status returns to “Reshelving” and
>     then“Reserves”.
>
>     *Use Case 2*
>
>     We have many books with the status of storage. When the book gets
>     checked out, we are asked if we want to force the action, which is
>     to check it out. Of course, when it is returned, the status of
>     storage is gone. When checked backin, the status would return to
>     “Reshelving” and then “Storage.”
>
>
>     --
>
>     Tim Spindler
>
>     Manager of Library Applications
>
>     tspindler at cwmars.org <mailto:tspindler at cwmars.org>
>
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>
>     C/W MARS, Inc.
>
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>
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>
> Tim Spindler
>
> Manager of Library Applications
>
> tspindler at cwmars.org <mailto:tspindler at cwmars.org>
>
> 508-755-3323 x20
>
> C/W MARS, Inc.
>
> 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201
>
> Worcester, MA 01606
> http://www.cwmars.org <http://www.cwmars.org/>
>
> *P**   Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless
> it's really necessary.*
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