[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Call numbers in Evergreen

[Jason Boyer]

I know having a 3-part call number would be a huge help to us. Our
collection development policy splits the call number range up into 12
different chunks, but since we use prefixes, I have to run a full report and
pick out that month's call numbers by hand. I would much rather schedule 12
reports and never fool with that again.

Jason

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Jason Boyer, IT Specialist
Jackson County Public Library
303 W Second St
Seymour, IN 47274

jasonb at myjclibrary.org


On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

>  Hi all,
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> The MassLNC consortia have been looking at the way Evergreen handles call
> numbers and had some thoughts for possible enhancements. I wanted to share
> these ideas with the general community to see if there is any interest in
> making these changes.
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> To provide some background, two of our consortia that will be moving to
> Evergreen include libraries using both Dewey and LC classification schemes.
> I have seen previous discussion about creating a sort algorithm for LC -
> http://markmail.org/message/fvbptjffblwvyedu - but I wasn’t sure if any
> development had been done. For our consortia, we would need to be able to
> support Dewey, LC, and the default free-text field (what we refer to as
> “other”) within the same Evergreen instance.
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> One approach we were considering is that, when entering a call number,
> staff would need to clearly identify whether the classification scheme is
> Dewey, LC or “other.”  The system would then know which sorting algorithm to
> use, and there would be no mixing of Dewey numbers with other homegrown
> alphanumeric numbers when doing a sort. At the same time, we were concerned
> about adding an extra step to the cataloging process where staff would need
> to change the default classification scheme every time they needed to add a
> DVD or a book of fiction to the system. If the call number were tied to the
> item record, we could identify the classification scheme in the item
> template, but Evergreen doesn’t work that way. I don’t know if there are
> other ways the system could determine that the default classification scheme
> for Library A is Dewey for non-fiction books, but “other” for fiction books
> and all DVDs.
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> We also wanted to float the idea of breaking up the call number into
> multiple fields as opposed to putting the entire call number (prefix, call
> number, suffix) into one free-text field. We have many libraries that use J
> as a prefix for children’s materials while others use juv, and there are
> many other areas where the prefixes differ. Pulling those prefixes and
> suffixes into different fields could simplify the process of creating
> reports based on call numbers, sorting by call number, and possibly creating
> spine labels.
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> We’re interested in finding out how others in the Evergreen community would
> feel about these changes.
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> Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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> Kathy Lussier
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> Kathy Lussier
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> Project Coordinator
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> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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> (508) 756-0172
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> (508) 755-3721 (fax)
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> klussier at masslnc.org
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