[Koha-bugs] [Bug 7720] New: Ambiguity in OPAC Details location.

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7720

          Priority: P5 - low
 Change sponsored?: ---
            Bug ID: 7720
          Assignee: oleonard at myacpl.org
           Summary: Ambiguity in OPAC Details location.
        QA Contact: koha.sekjal at gmail.com
          Severity: enhancement
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: kyle.m.hall at gmail.com
          Hardware: All
            Status: NEW
           Version: rel_3_8
         Component: OPAC
           Product: Koha

Currently, in opac-detail.pl, there exists a column named 'Location'. This
column lists the name of the holding branch, and the item's location
description. This can cause confusion to borrowers, as they may assume that the
holding branch is the *owning* branch (homebranch) of an item.

This could cause a situation where a borrower waits for an item to be returned
to his or her library, only to find that the library never owned that item, and
it was transferred back to it's homebranch. It could also lead a borrower to
falsely assume that his or her home library does not own a copy of a particular
item because the borrower does not see an his or her home library listed for
any of the items on the record.

In addition, even when the holding branch is different than the home branch,
the item's shelving location is displayed, even though that branch may not use
that location!

I propose we add the home branch to this column in the event that it differs
from the holding branch.

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