[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Statistical Categories

[Sharp, Chris]

Lise and Don,

In the reports interface, you can take the following path from the Item source:

Item -> Call Number/Volume -> Bib Record -> Flattened MARC Fields

That source gives you the means to filter on/display MARC Fields and subfields.

Hope that's helpful!

Chris

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elisabeth Keppler" <keppleep at forsyth.cc>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:42:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Statistical Categories
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> If you're planning to use the reports module rather than writing your
> own SQL code, there are some limits on what statistics can be easily
> and accurately captured. Pulling fields and subfields out of the
> MARC record is especially tricky, if not impossible. You can,
> however, use a combination of circulation modifiers, shelving
> locations, call numbers, and/or stat cats to garner useful data. I
> can't speak for the NC Cardinal consortium, of course, but I find
> that circ modifiers and stat cats are my most reliable friends. The
> challenge is to use enough of each to differentiate materials
> without overdoing the complexity.
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> Good luck with your migration!
> 
> 
> Lise Keppler
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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Donald Butterworth <
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu > wrote:
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> Colleagues,
> 
> Here at Asbury Seminary we are rapidly closing in on our Evergreen
> migration date in mid July. Our sister institution, Asbury
> University, will making their transition after the Fall semester. We
> have been testing, testing, testing and feel like we are nearly
> ready. There is still at least one area though, where we are seeking
> your collective wisdom, Statistics.
> 
> In our legacy system we have a list of statistical codes that
> describe the item type. e.g. monograph, annual, bound periodical,
> DVD, etc. My understanding is that Evergreen can pull totals for
> item types based on elements in the bibliographic record. Is this
> correct, or is it a false assumption?
> 
> What statistical categories have all y'all found valuable to keep? We
> are particularly interested in the kind of categories other academic
> libraries are creating in the Statistical Category Editor.
> 
> Thanks for sharing!
> 
> Don
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> --
> Don Butterworth
> Faculty Associate / Librarian III
> B.L. Fisher Library
> Asbury Theological Seminary
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
> (859) 858-2227
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> --
> 
> Lise Keppler
> Forsyth County Public Library
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> 660 W 5th St
> Winston Salem NC 27101
> 336-703-3070

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