[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Deleting Patron Accounts - AND books?

[Hardy, Elaine]

No. Just No. Unless it was totally configurable and could never, ever show 
up if we didn’t want it. Ever. The thought of having to correct the 
resultant mess if someone could delete at the bib record level while vols 
and copies are attached in a consortium database will give me nightmares. I 
know that it would be tied to permissions but still. No. The few number of 
times a cataloger could use it on a record with just their library’s 
holdings attached would not be worth the possibility of someone incorrectly 
deleting a record with 1000s of items attached.



Perhaps what Jennifer meant was to truly delete a bibliographic record after 
one has deleted all copies and volumes attached? However, as Jason points 
out with patron info, totally deleting bib records, volumes, and copies 
would also negatively impact referential integrity in the database. It is 
also nice to be able to undelete a bib record if needed.



Elaine



J. Elaine Hardy
PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Ste 150
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304



404.235.7128
404.235.7201, fax
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Rogan Hamby
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Like delete the bib records and let it caascade down and delete all 
associated volumes and copies?



On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Walz, Jennifer <jlwalz at asbury.edu> wrote:

All –



Boy, it sure would be nice if we had the same options with books.  (i.e. bib 
records, item records, copy records, and the like)



  J



Please?



Thanks!



Jennifer

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Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of Ebsco Irritations
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
859-858-3511 ext. 2269 <tel:859-858-3511%20ext.%202269>
jlwalz at asbury.edu



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