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

[Hardy, Elaine]

This is one of those low priority development issues we bat around every so 
often. Copy notes have a number of problems, this being one of them. As Sara 
says, having them available as an item in the column picker would be 
wonderful. As well as an easier way to edit/add all copy notes, including by 
batch.



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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From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
Sarah Childs
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 2:59 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Non-Public Copy Notes



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?

Scott





Scott  Thomas, MLS

Head of Information Technologies and Technical Services

Scranton Public Library

Lackawanna County Library System

2006 N. Main Ave.

Scranton, PA 18508

Ph: 570-207-2379

Fx: 570-348-3020

Email: scott at albright.org








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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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