[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Collection code in acquisitions

[Kathy Lussier]

Thank you for the insight Bill and Lynn!

Kathy

  On 5/28/2013 4:55 PM, Lynn Floyd wrote:
> I've not used acquisitions in Evergreen, not even attempted to look at it.
> But we use collection codes to tell our catalogers where to place something.
> The code corresponds to a set if Item attributes (Shelving location,
> Circulation modifier, Circulation library, etc...). If this information is
> being sent to the vendor, the vendor takes the code and populates the item
> field with the correct information for batch loading.
>
> Lynn Floyd
> lfloyd at andersonlibrary.org
> Anderson County Library
> 864-260-4500 x181
> http://www.andersonlibrary.org
>    
>
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> Kathy Lussier
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 5:36 PM
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> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Collection code in acquisitions
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm updating some of the acquisitions documentation, and I thought it
> might be useful to address a question that has been raised from time to
> time. Does anyone know what purpose the collection code field serves in
> acquisitions? I assume there was a specific use case in mind when it was
> added.
>
> Thanks!
> Kathy
>