[Koha-devel] Call number handling in 3.0

[Joe Atzberger]

Ryan's answer seems apt for searches.  To answer Owen's question
specifically about Lists a.k.a. Shelves, in my recent patches (that should
be pushed up now), I have actually done as Owen suggests and replaced the
"Call Number" column with other more relevant data.  Call numbers wouldn't
necessarily make sense anyway for items across different libraries, anyway.

--Joe Atzberger

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Owen Leonard <oleonard at myacpl.org> wrote:

> > item-level callnumbers are really the only valid type of callnumber,
> > since callnumber refers to shelf location and bibs don't have shelf
> > location. There's a separate concept of 'classification' that can
> > appear at the bib level, but it's really not used very much in
> > practice in libraries, other than as a reference point. Shelf browse
> > lists, etc., are generated from the item-level itemcallnumber, which
> > should always be populated for every item.
>
> Now take the example of Lists in the OPAC: When you open a list for
> viewing, you're looking at a list of titles. If call numbers are only
> relevant at the item level, then does it make sense to simply leave out
> call number information from the display of Lists?
>
>  -- Owen
>
> Web Developer
> Athens County Public Libraries
> http://www.myacpl.org
>
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