On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Owen Leonard <
oleonard@myacpl.org> wrote:
> item-level callnumbers are really the only valid type of callnumber,
> since callnumber refers to shelf location and bibs don't have shelf
> location. There's a separate concept of 'classification' that can
> appear at the bib level, but it's really not used very much in
> practice in libraries, other than as a reference point. Shelf browse
> lists, etc., are generated from the item-level itemcallnumber, which
> should always be populated for every item.
Now take the example of Lists in the OPAC: When you open a list for
viewing, you're looking at a list of titles. If call numbers are only
relevant at the item level, then does it make sense to simply leave out
call number information from the display of Lists?