Thank you for pulling this list together Don! I have a couple of
questions/comments.
Issue #2 Multiple Suffixes in Volume and Copy Creator
The suffix structure is not sufficiently complex to handle LC call
numbers that include multiple suffixes such as volume 1, part 1,
volume 1, part 2, etc. Currently, the only way to account for these
exceptions is to simply include it as part of the text in the Call
Number text box.
Are you talking about the suffix field here or the parts field? I was
thinking the parts field would be the most appropriate place to store
the volume/part information. Is there a reason you can't have a part
listed as "volume 1, part 1" or as "volume 1, part 2"?
Issue #5 No entries found when doing "Bib Call Number" searches
We've had discussions about the bib call number search at various times
in IRC, the most recent one being last week when you sent this e-mail.
The relevant bug report is at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1074096. The thought was that
this search probably works with call numbers stored in the 099 field,
but I haven't had a chance to confirm this behavior. If you wanted it to
work with another call number field, then I think you would need to
adjust the bibcn entry in the config.metabib_field table in the database
to point to another field. You would then need to reingest your records
to get the call number search working with the new tag(s)
However, what I have heard is that many sites (including ours) do not
use the bib call number search nor do they really see a need for the bib
call number search. For consortia, this makes sense since the individual
libraries within the consortium use different call numbers and wouldn't
all necessarily be using the same call number that is on the bib record.
However, we even had a single, academic institution mention in IRC that
they have disabled the bib call number search. There has also been
discussion of removing that search from the default install of
Evergreen. It would still be there for people who had a need for it, but
they would need to customize the numeric search of their catalog to add it.
My question for you and anyone else who uses the bib call number search
is if there is a need for that search that can't be fulfilled by an
asset.call_number search, which is the call number that you add when you
are adding volumes/copies to the record. Is it primarily because you
dislike the display of the results when doing a Call Number (Shelf
Browse) search? If so, I would wholeheartedly support an alternate
project that brings about an alternate, text-based display for that
search. It's something MassLNC once put out as a possible development
project (see http://masslnc.cwmars.org/search/node/call%20number), but
ultimately decided not to fund the project.
Kathy
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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On 12/4/2014 9:01 AM, Donald Butterworth wrote:
Colleagues,
Another priority that emerged from the Evergreen for Academics survey
is Library of Congress Call Numbers displays and behaviors. My
assignment is to identify issues. To that end an Evergreen DokuWiki
was created entitled Improve LC Call Number Displays & Behaviors
<http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen_for_academics:improved_lc_call_number>
I have identified 10 issues so far. Please note that the examples,
problems and wishlist items listed originate from behaviors in my
local 2.6.1 catalog
<http://evergreen.asburyseminary.edu/eg/opac/browse>. Also please
understand that we have used Evergreen for less than six months. So
there may be some issues listed that are the result of incorrect
settings, or some issues may already have been addressed in more
recent releases.
The Evergreen for Academics group greatly appreciates your feedback.
If you have an opinion or comment on any item please share it. If
there are issues or outstanding bug reports that you would like to see
listed, please email me directly and I will add them to the Wiki.
Don
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Don Butterworth
Faculty Associate / Librarian III
B.L. Fisher Library
Asbury Theological Seminary
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