One thing I'm wondering about this is do most libraries that use the "pocket" labels use them for labels they put on a pocket or for other purposes, like as a property label? Is the term pocket label obvious now that many libraries no longer use pockets?
On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 6:11 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm sending along a question to the list that I also posted on Launchpad > at https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1787479. > > We have been working with Emerald Data Networks on code that would allow > printing spine / pocket labels to an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet. The code is still a > work in progress, but, in initial testing, we're finding some difficulty > using the names given to these label in the web client. > > When item label printing was added to the web client, Jason Etheridge > noted in bug 1704873 that they called this interface Item labels to make it > a little more generic. I'm guessing this is also why the spine and pocket > labels were renamed as left and right label, which works well in the > current implementation. > > We've been trying to maintain the spirit of a more generic interface, but > have been struggling with the left / right designations under this project. > > Here is the problem. Under our current implementation, a label set doesn't > always have to be one spine (left) label and one pocket (right) label. > There is a place where users can designate that the left label be used for > column 1, the right label for column 2, and another right label for column > 3. They could also conceivably put the right label in column 1, in which > case it would appear to the left of the left label. With this additional > flexibility, the 'left' and 'right' labels don't really make sense. > > I tried to keep things generic by renaming them as label 1 and label 2, > but these terms have turned out to be a little too generic and lead to a > less intuitive UI. > > I would like to float the idea of returning to spine / pocket as the > labels. Staff understand what these labels mean, and it will help us in > providing clearer explanations on what different settings do. However, I'm > also open to other ideas people may have. > > Let me know what you think! > > Kathy > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) [email protected] > > -- Sarah Childs Technical Services Department Head Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street Zionsville, IN 46077 317-873-3149 x13330 [email protected]
