[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Issue with Closed Stacks and reference booksfor Reading Room and not lending

[Hardy, Elaine]

Since Mike and Jason have commented, I think George is correct and the alert message is the best way for you to handle this, at least until 1.6.1. You can globally add the alert message to your records using the item status (F5) interface -- then actions for catalogers -- edit item attributes. You can upload txt files of barcodes into the interface, so using it is quicker than the copy buckets. In PINES, there is a limit of around 200 barcodes that can be in the file. I don't know if this is a limit that can be changed or if it is PINES specific for some reason, someone else may know. 

Let me know if you decide to add the alert message and need further instructions on using the global editing. I will warn you to make sure the trim list option in item status is unchecked and that you test with a small file. You cannot abort the import once it starts and would have to acknowledge an error for each entry, so make sure your barcodes are valid and that the file is formatted correctly before you import a large file. 






Elaine 


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

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Tuttle" <gtuttle at prlib.org> 
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org> 
Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2010 8:17:16 PM 
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Issue with Closed Stacks and reference booksfor Reading Room and not lending 

Make them circulating so they will be holdable but don’t check them out to 
patron. Also attach an alert message: "Non-circulating/Reading Room Use 
Only" in case a staff member does attempt to check it out to a patron. Would 
that work? 

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