[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] seving multiple patrons at once

[Rogan Hamby]

I tested quickly and Firefox does all that as well.


Rogan Hamby

Data and Project Analyst

Equinox Open Library Initiative

phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)

email:  rogan at EquinoxInitiative.org
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On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

> Hi Diane,
>
> Yes, you could retrieve each patron in a different browser tab and flip
> between the classes.  I think there are a couple of ways you could do this
> fairly efficiently so you don't have to search teachers or scan teacher
> barcodes during each visit.
>
> - Add a bookmarks folder on your toolbar, and then add a direct link to
> each teacher account in that folder. When you go to the school, use the
> Open All option on the bookmarks folder to open each teacher in a new tab.
> This option is available in Chrome. I imagine Firefox has a similar option.
> Many thanks to Rogan Hamby for coming up with this idea!
>
> - Add each of the teachers to a user bucket. Pull up the user bucket when
> you visit the school. Ctrl-click each barcode to open each patron in a
> separate tab.
>
> A nice wishlist item that we might want to add to LP is a retrieve-all
> option in the user bucket so that you can retrieve all of those patrons in
> fewer clicks.
>
> I hope this helps!
> Kathy
>
> On 11/08/2017 12:29 PM, Diane Disbro wrote:
>
> Good morning –
>
>
>
> When our bookmobile visits school, students from more than one class come
> onto the bookmobile at the same time. In XUL, staff keep several teacher
> accounts open at once so that they can flip between classes as they serve
> patrons.
>
>
>
> Is there a way to do the same thing in Webby without creating permanent
> tabs for each teacher at each school – which, of course, we can’t do
> because the Favorites bar isn’t long enough?
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> *Diane Disbro*
>
> Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager
>
> Union Branch
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> Scenic Regional Library
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> ddisbro at scenicregional.org
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> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
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