[Koha-bugs] [Bug 8801] Offer to batch delete items of a biblio record

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8801

--- Comment #16 from Nicole C. Engard <nengard at gmail.com> ---
I figured my opinion doesn't matter as much as the opinion of the librarians so
I solicited some feedback. Here's the first answer I got:

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Hi, Nicole--

I use "Delete all items" (from the "Edit" menu on a record) all the time when
weeding. When looking at the details for a record, I can verify the barcode(s),
verify that I have the correct item(s), and then it's just easy enough to click
through everything to delete all items and the bib record, but without being
*too* easy!:)

I would absolutely hate to have to move off of the record to go into a Batch
Item Deletion for weeding--I would have to verify that I'm deleting the correct
items all over again, and go into an area in the catalog that is not needed for
normal cataloging & technical services operations.

Also, frankly, we don't find Batch Item Deletion useful for weeding or much of
anything else--we never use it. The search interface is cludgy, compared to
just tweeping a barcode in the Advanced Search screen (where one can select the
barcode index), or just searching for the title if the entire title and all its
items are being weeded. If certain items are being weeded off of a title, we
think this should be done very carefully, and is best done via the Edit Items
function off of the record where we can see all the items, and use the "find"
function of the browser with our barcode reader to locate the correct item for
deletion, which is very fast--but not *too* fast! It's just, "tweep!" "click"
(then the next item on the title, etc.)

Chris Cormack's comment, "I agree, I might want to just delete all items from a
record, I dont want to have to go and batch delete it, im already on the record
:)" is right on the money, IMO.

If people really want to go to Batch Item Deletion from the record display in
the staff client, it's just three clicks away ("More," "Tools," "Batch item
deletion"). If people really like to have it handy, they can just have a tab in
their browser opened to it, no?

I really, really hope that everything is either left as is, or one will be able
to choose to reveal a link to Batch Item Deletion in the "Edit" menu--or
not--in the Koha Administration.

Thanks,
heather

P.S. Feel free to share my comments on the Bugzilla or anywhere. Thanks!

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