[Koha-devel] purpose of itemcallnumber syspref?

[Paul POULAIN]

Joshua Ferraro a écrit :
> Hi paul,
> 
> I'm wondering why we need a itemcallnumber system preference. Isn't
> it the same as the items.itemcallnumber definition in the framework?
> If it's not, why not?

I explain :

In french libraries, the physical shelves are often ordered by dewey 
code. But not always. Sometimes it's a local ordering/ physical 
classification.
Libraries that uses dewey asked me : "I enter the classification in 
676$a (dewey code in UNIMARC, dunno in MARC21), why do I have to enter 
it again when I input the item, create item call number ?"
My answer was : OK, I added a systempreference : If you enter a biblio 
field/subfield, it will automatically be added in itemcallnumber when 
creating an item.
And they are happy with this ;-)

(and if you don't put anything in this systempref, nothing happends)

Note that the behaviour could be improved, because most libraries uses 
dewey + space + the 3 first letters of the author (capitalized). But I 
did not know if it was something international, so I did not implement 
it. That could be possible through the same systempref, improved. Let me 
know if it could be interesting.

-- 
Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT
Consultants indépendants
en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org)
Tel : 04 91 31 45 19