Critical fields are missing so that if the book is returned and reshelved, the staff might not be able to find it again using the fast add record in Koha (our shelving system is Byzantine at best, and made worse by current building works).
It's not just completeness of data, but keeping track of these books and their records, and making sure they are updated. Because of the legacy card catalogue, they also need to go back to the cards, check for other copies, add item records (and location information) for them and remove the cards from the catalogue (not to mention add subject headings, etc). If I set the template to default to Hide in Opac, and include a 588 that says Fast Add it should be easier to find the records that need attention and make sure they're taken care of in a timely fashion. Yes, I know a lot of this could be solved if they would only place a hold on the books that they issue using a Fast Add record, but that hasn't worked so far. It's a little tricky trying to manage and train staff eight time zones away, but we're mostly coping. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Owen Leonard <[email protected]> wrote: >> This hasn't worked well for various reasons. The Fast Add framework is >> lacking in critical fields. I've added a few, but there are still more >> that we need. > > If this is for a fast add and you're going to update the record later, > why do you need more fields? Is the completeness of the record the > only issue preventing the Fast Add method from working? > > -- Owen > > -- > Web Developer > Athens County Public Libraries > http://www.myacpl.org > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
