+1 I agree with Jennifer about consistency being desirable, and preferring the term items.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Walz, Jennifer <jlw...@asbury.edu> wrote: > All – > > > > I would prefer the ITEM and ITEM LOCATION designators – and consistency > across all functions / buttons / screens / views etc would be very welcome. > > > > As Dan and Lynn point out below, there have been VAST inconsistencies and > also problems with function. If we stick with item (which implies copy, > call number, and barcode), that keeps it very simple. Copies has the > implication of multiple copies of a title of a book, whereas we mean more > than that in most systems because we will have different kinds of physical > things attached to one MARC record. Using the term ‘items’ keeps it most > generic. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jennifer > > > > *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general- > boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Daniel Wells > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 07, 2018 6:52 PM > *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group > *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Towards more consistent terminology in > the web client > > > > > > As for the "Add Volumes" vs "Add Copies", the problem there was that the > omnibus branch created an "Add Volume" menu entry within the holdings view > which did exactly that, add an empty "volume" (call number) with no copy. > It felt like bad design to have this menu entry for "Add Volume" which only > added the call number while also having an "Add Volumes" button which added > both the call number and the copy. An early revision, for maximum clarity, > relabeled the record-level button to "Add Volumes and Copies", but a long > button label such as that brings its own challenges. It was then reasoned > that "Add Copies" in some sense implicitly means (at the record level) "Add > (Volumes and) Copies", since you can't have the second without the first. > And thus the current label was born. > > > > Sincerely, > > Dan > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Lynn Floyd <lfl...@andersonlibrary.org> > wrote: > > I came up with another terminology that should be looked at Call Number > vs. Volume. There are lots of places where these terms are used > interchangeably. > > > > Lynn Floyd > > lfl...@andersonlibrary.org > > Anderson County Library > > Anderson, SC > > > > > -- Sarah Childs Technical Services Department Head Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street Zionsville, IN 46077 317-873-3149 x13330 sar...@zionsvillelibrary.org