Voyager Interest Group
Locations and StatusesFebruary 27, 2008
Locations
• Are a way to communicate with patrons• Help locate and retrieve materials• 500 locations currently in database• Naming conventions
OPAC Display Name can be changed without difficulty
Change in one place for ALL records
Max 60 characters
Locations – Administration
Locations - OPAC
2.7 million holdings records in database
Locations - Holdings
From holding record
3.1 million item records in database
Locations - Item
•Moving items from one location to another is more involved
•Each holding record and each item record must be edited
•To batch “Flip” we need database ID numbers for records
Changing Locations
Item Statuses
• Statuses are applied to item records• Some are system applied• Some are staff applied• Items have one or more statuses• We can’t create new statuses*
• 25 possible statuses•We can’t add new ones•One OPAC display for each status•Status displays 2 places in OPAC
•Results list•Record view
Item Statuses
•One display for each status
•Search result list
Item Statuses - Administration
Record view opac.ini Record View
Item Statuses - Administration
Status patrons
•Status is “Charged”•Display is based on Patron Group •Items must be checked out to status patron
Experimental Stuff
Additional ways to communicate with patrons and help them get to materials
• Links to stack charts based on location
• Status notes based on location and status
Experimental Stuff
Could link to stacks charts, maps, instructions, etc
Experimental Stuff
Experimental Stuff
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