[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Difference between Consortium owned copy location and...

[Sharp, Chris]

Hi Srey,

Having the copy locations owned locally (that is, by each branch rather than by the consortium) allows for local control of attributes such as whether the items in that location circulate, are holdable, or are visible in the OPAC.  That feature is especially handy if, say, a library closes for remodeling and you want to temporarily mark items non-holdable and non-OPAC-visible without a lot of extra fuss.  I would agree with the idea of consistent naming, which allows for easier reporting by copy location across a consortium.

There are newer (2.3+) circulation and OPAC searching features that allow for grouping copy locations together for different purposes.  PINES is not using those features at this time because our circulation policies are very centralized and our copy locations are very localized and non-standardized.  Hopefully others can chime in with their experience using those features.

Hope that's helpful!

Chris  


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Srey Seng" <sSeng at catalystitservices.com>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 4:45:29 PM
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Difference between Consortium owned copy	location and...
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> If the consortium have branches that utilize the same copy locations,
> would it be good practice to make the consortium own the copy
> locations or would it be better for the individual branches to own
> the copy locations?
> 
> That is to say, given a consortium with branches that have the same
> copy locations, what is the difference if the consortium owns the
> copy location or if the individual branches own the copy locations
> (same location names repeated per branch)?
> 
> Getting somewhat confused trying to wrap my mind around the two
> concept and their implications, and would appreciate greatly if
> anyone could shed some light on this.
> 
> Thank you!

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Chris Sharp
PINES System Administrator
Georgia Public Library Service
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csharp at georgialibraries.org
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