[Koha-bugs] [Bug 8688] Add a recall button to the biblio record details page.

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8688

--- Comment #12 from Galen Charlton <gmcharlt at gmail.com> ---
I think a feature to add support for recalls needs more fleshing out before
being committed to master, since most other implementations I know of have
additional components.

The most important one is doing something to keep track of to whom the recalled
item should be given.  Other ILSs do this by treating a recall as a special
kind of hold request.  Note that if the feature were to allow patrons to place
recall requests directly, that is something that is typically not offered to
all patron categories -- for example, in an academic library, often it's only
professors and maybe grad students who are allowed to recall books.

Secondarily, I feel that there should be a related permission on whether a
staff member is allowed to place recalls in the first place.

Next, consideration should be given to whether recalls are allowed to shorten
the loan period for the originally borrower.  In addition, I know that some
libraries impose higher fines if a recalled items is not returned promptly
enough.

Tying recalls into the holds system (or perhaps creating a separate class of
recall request) should be considered a sine qua non, in my opinion.  I have
doubts that a feature that simply sends recall notices at (staff) will is going
to be sufficient.

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