[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Inventory Item

[Mike Rylander]

Scott,

I think it certainly could, unless you include that count in your, say,
annual state-wide circulation reports.  I was going to say that you might
want to put a prohibition in place while you scan in everything for your
inventory run, but (barring the circulation report issue) that isn't a
worry -- scanning an item for actual in-house use or for inventory is fine
since either way you're recording the fact that the book is in a known
location.

Great thought!


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On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Scott Thomas <scott at albright.org> wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> 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 1:21 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
>
>
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