There is a launchpad bug to replace the missing "Retrieve Patrons" button that we had in XUL that allowed us to retrieve multiple patrons from the patron search results screen at once:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1528909 Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM, Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote: > Hi Diane, > > Yes, you could retrieve each patron in a different browser tab and flip > between the classes. I think there are a couple of ways you could do this > fairly efficiently so you don't have to search teachers or scan teacher > barcodes during each visit. > > - Add a bookmarks folder on your toolbar, and then add a direct link to > each teacher account in that folder. When you go to the school, use the > Open All option on the bookmarks folder to open each teacher in a new tab. > This option is available in Chrome. I imagine Firefox has a similar option. > Many thanks to Rogan Hamby for coming up with this idea! > > - Add each of the teachers to a user bucket. Pull up the user bucket when > you visit the school. Ctrl-click each barcode to open each patron in a > separate tab. > > A nice wishlist item that we might want to add to LP is a retrieve-all > option in the user bucket so that you can retrieve all of those patrons in > fewer clicks. > > I hope this helps! > Kathy > > On 11/08/2017 12:29 PM, Diane Disbro wrote: > > Good morning – > > > > When our bookmobile visits school, students from more than one class come > onto the bookmobile at the same time. In XUL, staff keep several teacher > accounts open at once so that they can flip between classes as they serve > patrons. > > > > Is there a way to do the same thing in Webby without creating permanent > tabs for each teacher at each school – which, of course, we can’t do > because the Favorites bar isn’t long enough? > > > > Thank you. > > > > *Diane Disbro* > > Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager > > Union Branch > > Scenic Regional Library > > 308 Hawthorne Drive > <https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive%0D+Union,+MO%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084&entry=gmail&source=g> > > Union, MO 63084 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=308+Hawthorne+Drive%0D+Union,+MO%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+63084&entry=gmail&source=g> > > 636-583-3224 <(636)%20583-3224> > > ddis...@scenicregional.org > > www.scenicregional.org > > > > > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > >
