[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Non-Public Copy Notes

[Sarah Childs]

That's my understanding. Whenever I place a hold on a particular copy for
some reason, I use private copy notes to jog my memory about what I need to
do with that item, since it can be a few weeks before the hold is filled.
That is to me useful since I know it is there to look for it.  You can also
generate reports that contain them, so they could be used for projects. On
the whole, though, I agree with you, they are not particularly useful,
since other staff will never see them unless they specifically seek them
out, and it is very tedious to access them.

I've always thought it would be very helpful if there was an option for
copy notes in the column picker. I could use it for checking my public copy
notes without viewing every item in the OPAC, and it would make private
copy notes much more readily visible to staff.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Scott Thomas <scott at albright.org> wrote:

> We have been doing some tests with Copy Notes. My assumption was that, if
> you did not mark the “Public” checkbox when creating a note, it would
> appear in catalog displays in the staff client, but not in the public
> catalog. Our tests revealed that non-public Copy Notes appear…well…nowhere
> except in Edit Item Attributes / Copy Notes. This, of course, renders them
> pretty much useless. Am I missing something?
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> Scott
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> Scott  Thomas, MLS
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> Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services
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> Scranton Public Library
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Sarah Childs
Technical Services Department Head
Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
250 North Fifth Street
Zionsville, IN 46077
317-873-3149 x13330
sarahc at zionsvillelibrary.org
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