[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Possible Development Idea

[Thomas Berezansky]

My personal view is that the status should still go to Available, period.

However, I could see assigning a field that overrides for display  
purposes in the OPAC. A table of such values could include a "Always  
or just when Available" flag, and doing something like %s in the name  
could inject the real status name when always replacing.

Thus you could end up with "Available" replaced by "Walk In Loan" or  
have the status say "Walk In Loan - %s" to get things like "Walk In  
Loan - Available" and "Walk In Loan - Checked Out".

This also removes the need for fighting with overrides on the status  
at checkout, as the real status isn't a custom one, and prevents us  
from having to change reshelving code because it would still be  
pushing things to "Available".

Thomas Berezansky
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium


Quoting Tim Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org>:

> I'm not sure but I think there are two ways the interface could work  (and
> I could envision both options being available).
>
>
>    - A flag in the copy record that indicates the status is essentially
>    "sticky" and return after reshelving to the status once it is checked in.
>    - Another field where the status itself is marked as sticky.
>
> In other case, if status is meant to be temporary as you suggest, it
> wouldn't retain that status.    The cases below are how some of our
> libraries want to use it now.   I think the best example may be where a
> library is using Walkin Loan to clearly identify to their patrons that the
> item is non-holdable but there as a courtesy for those patrons who come to
> the library to get an item rather than using the holds system.
>
>
> Tim
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Hardy, Elaine <ehardy at georgialibraries.org
>> wrote:
>
>> Under use case #2, how would you then configure the system so that you
>> could easily remove the item from storage to available in a case where
>> storage is a temporary status?****
>>
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>> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
>> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Tim
>> Spindler
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 11, 2013 2:52 PM
>> *To:* Evergreen Development Discussion List; Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Possible Development Idea****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> 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
>
>
> C/W MARS, Inc.
>
> 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201
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> Worcester, MA 01606
> http://www.cwmars.org
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