For PINES libraries, it really isn't practical to search both the local catalog and OCLC in the Z39.50 interface. Given the size of and problems with our database, we search the two separately.
I like the configurability of the summary. We would not designate record ownership. But I could see where other consortium might. Have better collision detection in the Z39.50 is important for us since we do not batchload records at this point. Elaine J. Elaine Hardy PINES Bibliographic Projects and Metadata Manager Georgia Public Library Service, A Unit of the University System of Georgia 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 404.235-7128 404.235-7201, fax [email protected] www.georgialibraries.org http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Etheridge Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:52 AM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] retrieving deleted records On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Hardy, Elaine <[email protected]> wrote: > Much better display for the record ID. What is meant by record owner? I'm not sure how far along in development it is, but it's an optional feature where specific libraries can have ownership of these records. I'd expect for editing permissions to tie into it, but I'm not sure what the plan is with OPAC visibility, holdings, etc. > Can we suppress the Bib call# locally? Yes. You can hide or style any of those fields with custom CSS. > What about record collision detection? Since it is solely on the TCN, what > happens if a lib sets the TCN to the record ID? Collision detection (via Z39.50) is negatively impacted if you use record id's for TCN. The batch loader is more configurable. The z39.50 client does allow you to search the native Evergreen catalog at the same time as you search 3rd party Z39.50 servers, however, so maybe this is mitigated a bit when searching? > Or is collision detection more robust in later releases? Not currently for Z39.50. I'm not sure if anyone is working on improving that. -- Jason Etheridge | VP, Tactical 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
