I agree with this solution, but we are not willing to physically re-barcode all of our items at every branch (50,000+ items).
-- Regards, Jeramey Valley Network Manager, Bullock Creek Schools [email protected] On Oct 21, 2014, at 11:29 AM, vikram zadgaonkar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > You can prefix branch code before barcode, it will become unique for database. > Hope I have understood your issue correctly. > > Vikram Zadgaonkar > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Jeramey Valley <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking more for confirmation here.... > > Multiple "independent" branches still require unique barcodes for each item, > correct? > > I was under the incorrect assumption that there would be behind-the-scenes > magic that would tie barcodes to their home library/location and so there > could be the same barcode in use at multiple branches, each for a different > item. > > As in: > > Library 400 > Book A, barcode 2001 > > Library 500 > Book B, barcode 2001 > > I was looking forward to having one install with a shared catalog, patron > database and other "one stop management" functions. > > -- > > Regards, > > Jeramey Valley > Network Manager, Bullock Creek Schools > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
