[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser client update 2014-05-01 / feedback requested on catalog integration

Tim Spindler tjspindler at gmail.com
Thu May 1 14:47:42 EDT 2014


I need to think more about catalog but I completely agree to not using I
frames.

I would also +1 what Terran has
On May 1, 2014 2:22 PM, "McCanna, Terran" <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
wrote:

> >>As I recall, the primary impetus for absorbing the catalog into the
> staff client was that it allows staff to see what patrons see. <<
>
> I can understand that, but the staff aren't really seeing exactly what the
> patrons see right now (at least, not in our implementation). The staff see
> items in the search results that are hidden from patrons (Lost items,
> etc.), the staff see copy & volume level hold options that the patrons
> don't see, and the patrons see header/banner information that the staff
> don't see.
>
> However, I can also understand why it would be confusing for staff if the
> client catalog were vastly different from the OPAC.
>
>
> I will send out some feelers to our library staff to see what they think.
>
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
>
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