[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Possible Development Idea

[Tim Spindler]

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 “Checked  Out”
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
back  in, the status would return to “Reshelving” and then “Storage.”

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Tim Spindler

Manager of Library Applications

tspindler at cwmars.org

508-755-3323 x20


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