[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13547] Item field 'Materials specified' would be useful to see in OPAC

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13547

Joy Nelson <joy at bywatersolutions.com> changed:

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--- Comment #11 from Joy Nelson <joy at bywatersolutions.com> ---
Koha developments most often (if not always) keep one eye towards current users
as well as future users.  At times it's hard to balance the needs of a library
(or libraries) and workflows that seem so important with the needs and
workflows of the many.  The things that seem obvious to me are not always
obvious to others.  I rely on the input of others in the community to give
perspective on how other libraries operate.  I believe someone once said "show
me a library with a mad scheme and I'll show you another with a madder one"! 

Speaking from someone with experience migrating thousands of libraries to Koha,
I can confidently say that libraries have indeed used this field with the
expectation that it was NOT visible in the OPAC.  There is the distinct
possibility that patron information (or staff information/direction) is
available in this field.  A number of libraries come to my mind who have been
using Koha for years in a way that is built upon the original design (not
visible in opac).  

If this is to be implemented and visible in the OPAC, it must be made so it is
optional/configurable.

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