[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Circulation History Tracking

[Ben Shum]

Looking at the code, in 2.3, it's still just named "Search
Preferences".  In 2.4 and beyond (around November 26, 2012), the
wording was renamed to "Search and History Preferences".

-- Ben

On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
> Hi Deanna,
>
>
> If a patron goes into their online account, under "account preferences,"
> there is a tab "search preferences" where they can select (or deselect)
> "Keep history of checked out items?"
>
>
> Just a note that in later versions of Evergreen, the tab was renamed "search
> & history preferences." I can't remember when that change was introduced, so
> I don't know what you'll see in 2.3.
>
>
> I have turned on the "tag circulated items in results" flag in the library
> settings editor, but still am unable to find where patrons turn on the
> tracking!
>
>
> I also wanted to send along a caution that this setting, although utilizing
> the circulation history, does something that you may not have intended. Once
> a patron opts into tracking their circulation history, this setting will
> highlight items on the search results page that were previously circulated
> to the patron. I've never tested it myself and don't know much more about
> the feature, but I thought you should know in case it's not something you
> wanted to do.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 343-0128
> klussier at masslnc.org
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>
> On 10/1/2013 2:19 PM, Ruth Frasur wrote:
>
> Deanna,
>
> If a patron goes into their online account, under "account preferences,"
> there is a tab "search preferences" where they can select (or deselect)
> "Keep history of checked out items?"
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Deana Cunningham
> <deana.cunningham at granvillecounty.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have read that the Evergreen catalog allows patrons to turn on
>> circulation history tracking. Can someone tell me where to find the command
>> to toggle this on? I have turned on the "tag circulated items in results"
>> flag in the library settings editor, but still am unable to find where
>> patrons turn on the tracking!
>>
>> Is there a script that needs to be run on the server to get this setting
>> to take effect?
>>
>> We are using Evergreen 2.3.2.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Deana Cunningham
>> Branch Manager, South Branch Library
>> 1550 S. Campus Dr.
>> Creedmoor, NC 27522
>> Phone: (919) 528-1752
>> Fax: (919) 528-1376
>> deana.cunningham at granvillecounty.org
>
>
>
>
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