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

[Terran McCanna]

There is a launchpad bug to replace the missing "Retrieve Patrons" button
that we had in XUL that allowed us to retrieve multiple patrons from the
patron search results screen at once:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1528909

Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-235-7138
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org


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
>
> Scenic Regional Library
>
> 308 Hawthorne Drive
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>
> ddisbro at scenicregional.org
>
> www.scenicregional.org
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> --
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
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