[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Statistical Categories

[Elisabeth Keppler]

I heard about the Flattened MARC Fields at the conference in March but have
had no success with them, either at the field or subfield level.  Any
guidance, Chris?

Thanks,
Lise


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Sharp, Chris <csharp at georgialibraries.org>
wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Good luck with your migration!
> >
> >
> > Lise Keppler
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Donald Butterworth <
> > don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Don Butterworth
> > Faculty Associate / Librarian III
> > B.L. Fisher Library
> > Asbury Theological Seminary
> > don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
> > (859) 858-2227
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Lise Keppler
> > Forsyth County Public Library
> >
> > 660 W 5th St
> > Winston Salem NC 27101
> > 336-703-3070
>
> --
> Chris Sharp
> PINES System Administrator
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, Georgia 30345
> (404) 235-7147
> csharp at georgialibraries.org
> http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
>



-- 
Lise Keppler
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W 5th St
Winston Salem NC 27101
336-703-3070
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