[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Copy Locations Options (and Reports)

[Cynthia Williamson]

Hi Benjamin - at Mohawk we have the same copy location names from campus to
campus.  It is possible to run or sort reports by campus or in your case,
library, so we can create separate lists/reports in spite of the similar
copy location names.  Both library name and copy location show in the OPAC
display at the details level so it might be a bit repetitive to repeat the
library name in the copy location name.  Perhaps not though, could just be a
good reminder for patrons that they're looking for a book at library X :)

Cynthia
Mohawk College
Hamilton, ON

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Benjamin Shum <bshum at biblio.org> wrote:

> I'm curious as to what other libraries using Evergreen are currently using
> with regards to copy locations.  In our system, we're using unique copy
> locations for each library (even if the name of the copy locations are the
> exact same thing between different libraries).  For example, we might have a
> copy location called "Adult Fiction" owned by Library A and another location
> also called "Adult Fiction" owned by Library B.  The reason we have this
> distinction in our system was due to initial concerns over report generation
> for the purpose of seeing inter-library loan circulation statistics within
> the network.  It was believed that having specific and unique copy locations
> for each library would allow us to be certain of where an item lived or
> belonged.
>
> However, we are now interested to hear what other libraries have
> implemented in their Evergreen systems.  Whether multiple copy locations
> could be somehow collapsed into more cohesive or shared amongst some or
> several libraries?  Any particular methods of grouping in reports based on
> copy locations, unique or otherwise.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Benjamin Shum
> Open Source Software Coordinator
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> 32 Crest Road
> Middlebury, CT 06762
> 203-577-4070 ext. 113
>
>
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