[Koha-bugs] [Bug 2053] Partial Barcode Search

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http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2053


joe.atzberger at liblime.com changed:

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------- Comment #2 from joe.atzberger at liblime.com  2008-05-30 08:00 -------
I don't understand the usefulness of a *partial* barcode search, except in the
case where the existing barcode is damaged/unreadable.  Even that is only
useful within the home library's data, from the STAFF side.  Am I missing
something?

Unlike other searches, there is NO semantic relationship between the multiple
elements that might be returned on a partial barcode search.  They might be
items acquired around the same time, or they might not.  Maybe 5 consecutive
barcodes are items on the same biblio, and maybe they're not.  

Who do we imagine would utilize such a search from the OPAC?  Users who have
the whole barcode but don't want to type it all in?  Users with photographic
selective memory?




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