Hi Kathy, My memory is sketchy, but I believe it was originally requested by Brodart (though others may support it) and it provides a way to send additional processing instructions to the vendor on a per-item basis. I'd say it serves roughly the same purpose as vendor account codes, in that they can be used to determine how a batch of items are processed, but more granular.
-b On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm updating some of the acquisitions documentation, and I thought it > might be useful to address a question that has been raised from time to > time. Does anyone know what purpose the collection code field serves in > acquisitions? I assume there was a specific use case in mind when it was > added. > > Thanks! > Kathy > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) 343-0128 > kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/**kmlussier<http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier> > > -- Bill Erickson | Senior Software Developer | phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: ber...@esilibrary.com | web: http://esilibrary.com | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source
