Hi, all.
On 1/22/24 17:57, Lussier, Kathy via Evergreen-general wrote:
Thanks Galen.
It sounds like an option is in order then, and I'm now wondering if a
global flag is appropriate or something that allows us to determine
staff catalog visibility on an OU by OU basis.
We talked about this internally at C/W MARS and thought that a field for
staff catalog visibility on the org. unit would be appropriate.
HtH,
Jason
Yes, NOBLE has OUs that left the consortium that are completely disused.
Another issue is that, in Massachusetts, we have very few multi-branch
libraries. Displaying a system level and the branch level in the catalog
search selector is redundant for all but four of our libraries. We also
need an org unit for our statewide sharing system, which is not
something that gets searched. There may be some other use cases, but,
overall, we've found it very useful to have control over how the org
units display in that specific library selector.
Kathy
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On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 5:46 PM Galen Charlton <g...@equinoxoli.org
<mailto:g...@equinoxoli.org>> wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM Lussier, Kathy via
Evergreen-general <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org
<mailto:evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org>> wrote:
> #2 introduces new behavior that hasn't been used in previous staff
> catalogs. We could not think of a use case where an org unit
> should be invisible in the public catalog when performing a
> search, but should be visible in the staff catalog search. However,
> if there is one, let us know so that we can add an option,
> most likely a global flag.
I can think of several:
- Library joining a consortium. Most any migration workflow I can
imagine will result in a period of at least a few days, and
sometimes longer, where an OU exists and has holdings attached to it
but shouldn't be visible in the OPAC, but where staff nonetheless
need to be able to do staff-side searches limited to that OU.
- Library opening a new branch with an opening day collection. This
could lead to an even longer period where the OU exists but is not
yet ready to be visible to patrons
- An explicitly hidden or resource collection
Does NOBLE have OUs that are completely disused?
Regards,
Galen
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