[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Meta Records/holds and electronic records

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Josh,

There is an old bug on the issue where electronic records weren't 
displaying on the search results page. 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1403907

This bug was addressed with the code that reroutes metarecord searches 
through the standard search code - 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1629108 and is available in 2.12.

I think we want to continue to include electronic resources in the 
metarecord group, particularly now that 2.12 has a feature that uses 
these groups to provide links to other formats and editions in the bib 
record. Although they are not valid for holds, they are valid formats 
that users may want to see in the list of available formats and editions.

I think https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1461654 may also be 
related to your question. Basically, we don't want to see the MR hold in 
the list of holds on records that are not elibible to fill the hold.

Kathy

On 04/05/2017 12:45 PM, Josh Stompro wrote:
>
> Hello, we just started adding marc records for our overdrive and 
> EbooksMN (biblioboard) collections and now I’m noticing that meta 
> holds will apply to these records. I’m wondering if there is some way 
> to exclude titles that cannot have copies (set in the bib source) from 
> being included in a meta record grouping.  I thought that the main 
> reason to use metarecords was to take advantage of meta holds, so it 
> would seem to make sense to not include titles that cannot have copies.
>
> Here is an example of what I’m seeing. When I do a search for 
> “Fantastic Beasts and where to find them” and group formats and 
> editions, out catalog groups 4 titles together, two books and two 
> electronic records.
>
> https://egcatalog.larl.org/eg/opac/results?query=Fantastic+beasts+and+where+to+find+them&qtype=title&fi%3Asearch_format=&locg=1&detail_record_view=0&sort=&modifier=metabib
>
> The display shows (2) copies, but also shows the icons for the 
> electronic copies.  But if you click on the metarecord, only the two 
> physical copy records are shown.  So it basically hides the electronic 
> records from view/use.
>
> If I place a meta hold on that metarecord, and leave the format 
> unselected, one of the electronic copies has been chosen as the master 
> record, so the hold looks like it is on one of the electronic records, 
> and the electronic record title is shown to the customer in the holds 
> screen.
>
> I tried to find a discussion about this, or any related bugs but I 
> didn’t have any luck.
>
> Any tips on how I can adjust this behavior would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Josh
>
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>
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>
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>

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Kathy Lussier
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Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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