[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Catalogingenhancements for Evergreen

[Peter Plett (Project Sitka)]

Hi Kathy,

Yes, you are certainly correct - it looks like I jumped the gun. The  
batch import duplicate barcode checking work is indeed separate from  
the barcode check in the Volume/Copy Editor that Sitka is working on.  
Sorry about that!

Ben Hyman recently sent the list our rationale and means for handling  
Sitka's feature needs and requests internally. I agree (and why I  
included that link, thankfully for me heh) that it's also a great tool  
for allowing the community as a whole to see where our own  
internally-requested development tasks reside, with an eye toward  
building a rapport and hopefully avoiding overlap with the needs and  
direction of the greater (and great!) community on the whole. That  
said/long sentences aside, I am admittedly not as present as I ought  
to be, but aiming to be much more so!

Thanks Kathy, and nice to (virtually) meet you!
Peter.

Peter Michael Plett
Sitka Implementation Team - Development/Data Migration


Quoting Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>:

> Thanks Peter.
>
> I just wanted to clarify this requirement a bit. It looks like the
> development you're working on is to detect the duplicate barcode as staff is
> adding an item. This will be a wonderful improvement to the cataloging
> workflow, and I'm happy to hear Sitka will be working on it. Our requirement
> actually pertains to the batch import process and alerting staff if an item
> didn't load during that process due to a duplicate barcode. Is that
> something you are working on too?
>
> Like Lori, I also am interested in your use of IdeaTorrent. It looks like a
> great way to track ideas for enhancement.
>
> Since you mentioned first posting to the list, I wanted to pose a question
> to the list about the best way to do so when you have a large number of
> enhancement ideas that you would like to get feedback on. In the past, I've
> noticed that if I post ideas for one or two enhancements, I'm more likely to
> get feedback than if I post a long list of enhancements. I know the Web
> interest group has discussed the possibility of someday providing a place
> where these ideas can get posted, but since MassLNC may soon be in another
> situation where we may want to share a long list of possible enhancemets
> with the community, I'm wondering what the best mechanism is for doing so.
> We want to do this not only to ensure that nobody else is already working on
> the enhancement, but also to see if others in the community have an interest
> in the enhancement.
>
> Thanks!
> Kathy
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 756-0172
> (508) 755-3721 (fax)
> klussier at masslnc.org
> IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo)
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
>> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org]
>> On Behalf Of Peter Plett (Project Sitka)
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:30 PM
>> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
>> Cc: Hyman, Ben EDUC:EX
>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** ***SPAM*** Re:
>> Catalogingenhancements for Evergreen
>>
>> Hi Kathy (and list),
>>
>> > * The ability to detect and inform the user when items don't load
>> > because of a duplicate barcode.
>>
>> On behalf of Sitka, I am beginning work on implementing this
>> during the coming month...
>>
>> Also see
>> http://ideas.sitka.bclibraries.ca/ideatorrent/idea/35/ for a
>> description, proposed solution(s) forthcoming.
>>
>> First post on list,
>> Peter.
>>
>> Peter Michael Plett
>> Sitka Implementation Team - Development/Data Migration
>>
>>
>> Quoting Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Some of you may have seen the RFP that MassLNC posted to this list
>> > last month for cataloging enhancements for Evergreen. MassLNC has
>> > recently been in discussions with Equinox to proceed with general
>> > cataloging improvements as well as enchancements to the MARC batch
>> > import and overlay utility. We would be interested in
>> partnering with
>> > other organizations that may also benefit from these enhancements.
>> >
>> > The description of the enhancements are as follows:
>> >
>> > General cataloging enhancements
>> > * The ability to enter call number, barcode number and all copy
>> > information on the same screen.
>> > * The inclusion of a "Fast Item Add" link next to the (View
>> MARC) link
>> > in the staff client record summary display area (similar to
>> the Fast
>> > Item Add link that displays in the MARC record editor).
>> This link will
>> > spawn the combined Volume/Copy/Creator/Item Attribute
>> Editor, with the
>> > workstation library chosen as the owning library.
>> > * When searching for records in the staff client, the ability to
>> > immediately land on the bibliographic record instead of the search
>> > results screen when there is only one matching search
>> result in the system.
>> > * Delimiting the call number so that the prefix resides in
>> a separate field.
>> > This prefix can display with the call number in the OPAC
>> and in spine
>> > labels.
>> > * When adding items, the ability to include the
>> classification scheme
>> > and call number prefix in the copy template.
>> > * The creation of a parts structure to store volume information for
>> > items in a multi-volume set and to allow users to place
>> holds on these
>> > specific parts. In essence, users will be able to place a
>> hold on disc
>> > 2 of Lost season 3, and, as long as the parts information
>> is entered
>> > uniformly, the system should be able to target any copy of
>> that disc,
>> > even if it is using a different call number.
>> >
>> > Batch import & overlay improvements:
>> > * The ability to configure multiple record matching rules
>> to match on
>> > one or more MARC fields using Boolean logic.
>> > * User interface improvements to support importing items as part of
>> > the batch load, including an option in the user interface
>> to configure
>> > the system to import items without overlaying the MARC record.
>> > * The ability to detect and inform the user when items don't load
>> > because of a duplicate barcode.
>> > * The ability to import failure messages that display in
>> the queue and
>> > to print, e-mail or export these messages from the queue.
>> > * A mechanism that will examine the encoding levels of the record
>> > being imported and of the existing record. This mechanism will
>> > determine whether to overlay this record based on those
>> encoding levels.
>> >
>> > If your library is interested in being a development
>> partner on either
>> > of these projects, please e-mail me directly at
>> klussier at masslnc.org.
>> >
>> > Thanks all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Kathy Lussier
>> > Project Coordinator
>> > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>> > (508) 756-0172
>> > (508) 755-3721 (fax)
>> > klussier at masslnc.org
>> > IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo)
>> > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>> >
>> >
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