Thanks for this! I'll give it a whirl. Nicole
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Eric Bégin <[email protected]> wrote: > Nicole, > > I would use a X, Y, Z numbering pattern (Volume, number, Issue. Starting > Volume at 42, starting Number at 7 and Issue at 8. > Numbering formula is Volume {X} #{Y}/{Z} > > The trick is that you will have to use the Advanced Pattern since Y and Z > must increment by 2 every time you receive an issue > > Values for X > Add : 1 > once every: 6 > other values should be ok > > Values for Y > Add : 2 > oncer every : 1 > When more than 12 > Set back to 1 > > Values for Z > Add : 2 > oncer every : 1 > When more than 12 > Set back to: 2 > > I didn't try it but I'm pretty confident that it should work. > > Hope that helps, > > Eric Bégin > www.inLibro.com > > > > > On 2012-01-06 13:47, Nicole Engard wrote: > > I have a strange Serial planning question. American Libraries > publishes 6 issue a year, and number them like this: > > Volume 42 #7/8 > Volume 42 #9/10 > Volume 42 #11/12 > > Can anyone come up with a way to enter this in to Koha to allow for > this type of numbering? All I can come up with (and it's way sloppy) > is to tell Koha that it's 12 issues a year and then delete every other > issue and manually edit the volume/number field to show 7/8 or 9/10 > etc. > > Thanks in advance for any tips you can provide. > > Nicole > > PS. I am still looking for serials planning examples from all types of > journals/magazines so that I can share them in the manual and save new > Koha librarians time! > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
