Mike, I'm not sure what ISTM is and when you are talking about a per-copy base status does this mean something different to you than what we are looking at?
Tim On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Mike Rylander <[email protected]> wrote: > I may be missing some nuance, but ISTM that using the on-copy holdable > flag, perhaps in combination with a copy stat cat value or copy bucket to > facilitate finding, would cover this use case. That aside, the general > idea of having a per-copy "base status" seems interesting. > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Tim Spindler <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Kathy Lussier suggested I add another use case that might provide >> additional insight into why this would be useful. >> >> *Use Case 3* >> >> We have many books with the status of walkin loan. These are extra >> copies that are non-holdable so are only available to patrons who come into >> the library but are spread throughout the collection intermingled with >> holdable copies. When checked back in, the status would return to >> “Reshelving” and then “Walk in Loan.” >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Tim Spindler <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> We are in the process at prioritizing some development projects for C/W >>> MARS. I have started to write some specs for one project and wanted to >>> check with the community to see how others felt. A number of our >>> libraries liked this functionality coming from an Innovative system. Tom >>> Berezansky questioned it because it is counter to the purpose of status and >>> he was arguing (and correct me where I am wrong) that a library should be >>> using shelf location and not a status for this purpose. However, I can >>> imagine instances where you might want different statuses for the same >>> shelf location. >>> >>> *Restore Original Status of Item after Checkin* >>> >>> *Idea:* Restore proper status when an item is checked in (Reference >>> Development Ideas #30) >>> >>> *Description: *Copies checked out in Evergreen have the status changed >>> to Checked Out. There is no mechanism to retain the status of the item >>> prior to checkout. When the item is returned, the checkout status >>> defaults to Available. >>> >>> *Expected Functionality* >>> >>> · An item is checked out and the status changes to “Checked Out” >>> as it does in the current system (2.3.1) >>> >>> · The item is checked in and returns to the status prior to the >>> above checkout while still using the interim status of reshelving. >>> >>> · Some statuses such as “lost”, “repair” and “missing” should >>> be allowed to be permanently removed. >>> >>> *Use Case 1* >>> >>> Joe Circulation has a student who brings to the desk an item that was on >>> course reserves with the status of course reserves. The item is >>> checked out and the status of the item changes to “Checked Out” with a a >>> loan period of 3 hours. The student returns the item and it is >>> checked in and the status returns to “Reshelving” and then“Reserves”. >>> >>> *Use Case 2* >>> >>> We have many books with the status of storage. When the book gets >>> checked out, we are asked if we want to force the action, which is to check >>> it out. Of course, when it is returned, the status of storage is gone. When >>> checked back in, the status would return to “Reshelving” and then >>> “Storage.” >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Tim Spindler >>> >>> Manager of Library Applications >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> 508-755-3323 x20 >>> >>> >>> C/W MARS, Inc. >>> >>> 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201 >>> >>> Worcester, MA 01606 >>> http://www.cwmars.org >>> >>> >>> >>> *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless >>> it's really necessary.* >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Tim Spindler >> >> Manager of Library Applications >> >> [email protected] >> >> 508-755-3323 x20 >> >> >> C/W MARS, Inc. >> >> 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201 >> >> Worcester, MA 01606 >> http://www.cwmars.org >> >> >> >> *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless >> it's really necessary.* >> >> >> > > > > -- > Mike Rylander > | Director of Research and Development > | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source > | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: [email protected] > | web: http://www.esilibrary.com > -- Tim Spindler Manager of Library Applications [email protected] 508-755-3323 x20 C/W MARS, Inc. 67 Millbrook St, Suite 201 Worcester, MA 01606 http://www.cwmars.org *P** Go Green - **Save a tree! Please don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary.*
