[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item

[Scott Thomas]

Thank you, everyone, for your insights. We don't use In Record In-House Use very often. Would this work as an ersatz  inventory tool?

Scott

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From: Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Hardy, Elaine
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:27 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item

If the item is checked in or out. The inventory date is set for any item scanned during an inventory process and would include items never checked out such as non-circulating  collections and those items that are circulating but haven't checked out. It helps identify missing copies and other exceptions. You can fake an inventory date in Evergreen by checking in the items on the shelf all on one date, setting the active/last edit date and then allowing you to run reports for items not on the shelf and not checked out for that date.

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
ehardy at georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
Jason Stephenson
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:21 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item

The active date is set the first time a copy is scanned for check in or 
check out.
It sounds to me like the date that you want.

Quoting "Hardy, Elaine" <ehardy at georgialibraries.org>:

> Not exactly. The date inventoried is the date an item is confirmed to
> be in the library's collection, either on the shelf or out on loan. It
> is system set during an automated inventory and is separate from
> active or other system dates on an item
>
> 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
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org/pines
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open-ils-general
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> Jason Stephenson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:15 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item
>
> If I understand the question correctly, the active_date on a copy should
> serve this purpose.  This meant to be the date that the copy became "live"
> in the system.
>
> Quoting Scott Thomas <scott at albright.org>:
>
>> We have been with EG for four months, and this is the first time this
>> has come up: there does not appear to be an Inventory Item function
>> (at least in 2.6.3). I am not finding a Date Inventoried field in the
>> item record nor can I locate a way to inventory an item. Am I missing
>> something obvious? If not, how do Evergreen libraries inventory their
>> collections?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> 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<mailto:scott at albright.org>
>
>
> --
> Jason Stephenson
> Assistant Director for Technology Services
> Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
> 4 High ST, Suite 175
> North Andover, MA 01845
> Phone: 978-557-5891
> Email: jstephenson at mvlc.org


-- 
Jason Stephenson
Assistant Director for Technology Services
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-5891
Email: jstephenson at mvlc.org