[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Fwd: Seeking funding partners for two potential development projects

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

Since I sent this e-mail shortly before the holidays when it may have 
been missed, I'm re-sending this message that MassLNC is seeking 
development partners to help fund two potential development projects.


Feel free if you would like further information on either of these projects.

Thank you!
Kathy



 Forwarded Message 
Subject: 	[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Seeking funding partners for two potential 
development projects

Date:   Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:34:14 -0500
From:   Kathy Lussier 
Reply-To: 	Evergreen Discussion Group 

To: 	'Evergreen Discussion Group' 





Hi all,

The MassLNC development partners are considering funding of two projects 
to improve Evergreen. We have quotes and technical specifications for 
the projects, but we are looking for help in funding the projects before 
we move forward.


*Improved printing and e-mail options from the catalog:*

This project would allow Evergreen sites to offer brief and full options 
for printing or e-mailing citations from the catalog. Sites can 
customize which fields will be printed or e-mailed when using these 
options. One problem with current printing / e-mail is that call number 
and copy information cannot be part of the output. Under this project, 
those fields would now be eligible to be included in the output. The 
original requirements for this work are available at 
http://masslnc.org/node/3314. Please note that OPAC-01b-2017 is not part 
of this project at this time. The technical specs are available at 
https://yeti.esilibrary.com/dev/public/techspecs/opac_email_and_print.pdf


*Alternate patron names*

The other project would support alternate names for patrons. The goal of 
this project is to improve findability of patrons who may have had name 
changes or maybe go by a middle name. It also allows the patron to 
designate a preferred name, which may not be the primary name listed on 
their records. Many libraries have policies requiring that a patron's 
legal name be used on the record, but some patrons, such as transgender 
patrons, may have another name they prefer to use. The preferred name 
would display when they log into the catalog and will be available to 
use in action trigger notifications. There are two possible approaches 
to this project: allowing just one alternate name per patron or allowing 
unlimited alternate names. The MassLNC partners would really like to 
move forward with the fuller approach of supporting unlimited alternate 
names, but we would require additional funds to pursue this approach.


The original requirements are available at http://masslnc.org/node/3303. 
The tech specs are still in a draft state and undergoing review, but I 
can share those with anyone who might be interested in the project.


Please contact me directly if you are interested in helping fund either 
of these projects!


Kathy

--
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
kluss...@masslnc.org
Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Walz, Jennifer]

All –

  IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in the 
public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items that fill 
our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT available.

  We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have holds 
for available items, but the link still shows up in the public catalog for 
EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps to make this 
happen?

  Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to “place a 
hold” on items that will never be holdable.It is extremely annoying.

Thanks!

Jennifer
--
Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
859-858-3511 ext. 2269
jlw...@asbury.edu

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Dan Scott]

I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in config.tt2
in your public catalogue configuration file.

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer  wrote:

> All –
>
>
>
>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in the
> public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items that
> fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT
> available.
>
>
>
>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have
> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public
> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps to
> make this happen?
>
>
>
>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to “place
> a hold” on items that will never be holdable.It is extremely annoying.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> --
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
> Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury University*
> One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 <(859)%20858-3511>
> jlw...@asbury.edu
>
>
>
>
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Diane Disbro]

Hi!

 

So you don’t want patrons to place hold on items that are on the shelf? You 
don’t run a pull holds list?

 

Diane Disbro

Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager

Union Branch

Scenic Regional Library

308 Hawthorne Drive

Union, MO 63084

(636) 583-3224

www.scenicregional.org

 

 

 

From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Walz, 
Jennifer
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:32 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

 

All –

 

  IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in the 
public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items that fill 
our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT available.   

 

  We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have holds 
for available items, but the link still shows up in the public catalog for 
EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps to make this 
happen?

 

  Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to “place a 
hold” on items that will never be holdable.It is extremely annoying.  

 

Thanks!

 

Jennifer

-- 
Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion 
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University 
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 
859-858-3511 ext. 2269 
jlw...@asbury.edu

 

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] added content - content cafe - Premature end of data in tag JacketItem

[Josh Stompro]

Hello, starting substantially around December 26th,  I've been seeing an 
increasing number of error entries in our osrferror logs having to do with 
cover art from content café.  Has anyone else see this issue?  I'm thinking I 
need to take a look at the xml file that Content Café is sending us for the 
added content data.

2018-01-03 10:29:23 virt-egapp2 osrf_http_translator: [perl:error] [pid 2604] 
[client 192.168.45.10:51318] :26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag 
Jacket line 
26\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n

^\n:26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag JacketItem line 
21\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n

^\n:26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag JacketItems line 
20\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n

^\n:26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag RequestItem line 
17\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n
   ^C   
  ^\n:26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag RequestItems line 
3\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n

^\n:26: parser error : Premature end of data in tag ContentCafe line 
2\n31061241510761711322328108144291A1B1C109233352F0156272D10A162434E125F11718191A26\n

^\n, referer: 
https://egcatalog.larl.org/eg/opac/results?query=Snow;qtype=title;locg=1;detail_record_view=0;page=1

Lake Agassiz Regional Library - Moorhead MN larl.org
Josh Stompro | Office 218.233.3757 EXT-139
LARL IT Director | Cell 218.790.2110

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Walz, Jennifer]

Dan,

Is this the real fix? The link will then go away on every screen?

That would be wonderful!

Thanks!

Jennifer

From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Dan 
Scott
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in config.tt2 in 
your public catalogue configuration file.

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer 
mailto:jlw...@asbury.edu>> wrote:
All –

  IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in the 
public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items that fill 
our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT available.

  We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have holds 
for available items, but the link still shows up in the public catalog for 
EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps to make this 
happen?

  Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to “place a 
hold” on items that will never be holdable.It is extremely annoying.

Thanks!

Jennifer
--
Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
859-858-3511 ext. 2269
jlw...@asbury.edu

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Jason Stephenson]

Jennifer,

My reading of the templates indicates that setting
ctx.holds_block.enabled to true will make the place hold link disappear,
everywhere, even when there are available copies.

It will basically remove the ability of patrons to place holds. (Quite
possibly staff, too.)

I may have missed something, but that is what I see.

There is some logic there to only show the button if "available" copies
show up, but the OPAC's definition of available and yours may disagree.
The OPAC can't evaluate the hold matrix for instance.

HtH,
Jason

On 01/10/2018 04:12 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
> Dan,
> 
>  
> 
> Is this the real fix? The link will then go away on every screen?
> 
>  
> 
> That would be wonderful!
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
>  
> 
> *From:*Open-ils-general
> [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Dan Scott
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
> 
>  
> 
> I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in
> config.tt2 in your public catalogue configuration file.
> 
>  
> 
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer  > wrote:
> 
> All –
> 
>  
> 
>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in
> the public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items
> that fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT
> available.  
> 
>  
> 
>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have
> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public
> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps
> to make this happen?
> 
>  
> 
>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to
> “place a hold” on items that will never be holdable.    It is extremely
> annoying. 
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
> --
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
> Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury University*
> One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 
> jlw...@asbury.edu 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Dan Scott]

Hi Jennifer:

I think so. The intention of the ctx.holds_block.enabled setting is to only
enable the "Place Hold" button for a given record if none of the items
associated with that record are available (usually because they are all
checked out, or on order).

This is how many academic libraries (such as ours) operate, which is why
Art Rhyno at Conifer invested the effort in developing the setting (and
others improved it after). It's not perfect, but it mostly works.

Per the 5.5 year-old(!) commit message:

commit 8151ed9d949a6613c1bf40d605c59f2d07efd06c
Author: Art Rhyno 
Date:   Fri Jul 27 11:39:14 2012 -0400

Block "Place Hold" link in TPAC if item is available

Suppress the display of the "Place Hold" link based on whether an item
is available. This is set as a preference in config.tt2. Some sites
may want the ability to place holds regardless of availability.

Signed-off-by: Art Rhyno 
Signed-off-by: Dan Scott 

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 4:12 PM, Walz, Jennifer  wrote:

> Dan,
>
>
>
> Is this the real fix? The link will then go away on every screen?
>
>
>
> That would be wonderful!
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-
> boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Dan Scott
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
>
>
>
> I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in config.tt2
> in your public catalogue configuration file.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer 
> wrote:
>
> All –
>
>
>
>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in the
> public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items that
> fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or NOT
> available.
>
>
>
>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have
> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public
> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the steps to
> make this happen?
>
>
>
>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to “place
> a hold” on items that will never be holdable.It is extremely annoying.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> --
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion
> Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury University*
> One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 <(859)%20858-3511>
> jlw...@asbury.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Walz, Jennifer]

Jason,

 Thanks.   Good to know.   We have set this and I think it will be fine as 
being removed from every screen.   We have so much trouble with holds now, that 
I am completely ok with not having it there at all.

  When you say staff function is effected, do you mean this also messes with 
the staff client in Evergreen? Now that would be just goofy.  

 Jennifer

-Original Message-
From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Jason 
Stephenson
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:35 PM
To: open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

Jennifer,

My reading of the templates indicates that setting ctx.holds_block.enabled to 
true will make the place hold link disappear, everywhere, even when there are 
available copies.

It will basically remove the ability of patrons to place holds. (Quite possibly 
staff, too.)

I may have missed something, but that is what I see.

There is some logic there to only show the button if "available" copies show 
up, but the OPAC's definition of available and yours may disagree.
The OPAC can't evaluate the hold matrix for instance.

HtH,
Jason

On 01/10/2018 04:12 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
> Dan,
> 
>  
> 
> Is this the real fix? The link will then go away on every screen?
> 
>  
> 
> That would be wonderful!
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
>  
> 
> *From:*Open-ils-general
> [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf 
> Of *Dan Scott
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
> 
>  
> 
> I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in
> config.tt2 in your public catalogue configuration file.
> 
>  
> 
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer  > wrote:
> 
> All –
> 
>  
> 
>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in 
> the public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items 
> that fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or 
> NOT available.
> 
>  
> 
>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have 
> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public 
> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the 
> steps to make this happen?
> 
>  
> 
>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to 
> “place a hold” on items that will never be holdable.    It is 
> extremely annoying.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
> --
> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury 
> University* One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269  jlw...@asbury.edu 
> 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog

[Jason Stephenson]

Jennifer,

Dan's previous message explains the function better than I did. After
looking more carefully it hides the place hold button unless no copies
are locally available.

As long as staff are able to place unfillable holds, then the place hold
link will always show up in the staff client.

HtH,
Jason

On 01/10/2018 05:37 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
> Jason,
> 
>  Thanks.   Good to know.   We have set this and I think it will be fine as 
> being removed from every screen.   We have so much trouble with holds now, 
> that I am completely ok with not having it there at all.
> 
>   When you say staff function is effected, do you mean this also messes with 
> the staff client in Evergreen? Now that would be just goofy.  
> 
>  Jennifer
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Open-ils-general 
> [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
> Jason Stephenson
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:35 PM
> To: open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
> 
> Jennifer,
> 
> My reading of the templates indicates that setting ctx.holds_block.enabled to 
> true will make the place hold link disappear, everywhere, even when there are 
> available copies.
> 
> It will basically remove the ability of patrons to place holds. (Quite 
> possibly staff, too.)
> 
> I may have missed something, but that is what I see.
> 
> There is some logic there to only show the button if "available" copies show 
> up, but the OPAC's definition of available and yours may disagree.
> The OPAC can't evaluate the hold matrix for instance.
> 
> HtH,
> Jason
> 
> On 01/10/2018 04:12 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote:
>> Dan,
>>
>>  
>>
>> Is this the real fix? The link will then go away on every screen?
>>
>>  
>>
>> That would be wonderful!
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>  
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:*Open-ils-general
>> [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf 
>> Of *Dan Scott
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:09 PM
>> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group
>> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds in the public catalog
>>
>>  
>>
>> I think you want to try "ctx.holds_block.enabled = 'true';" in
>> config.tt2 in your public catalogue configuration file.
>>
>>  
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Walz, Jennifer > > wrote:
>>
>> All –
>>
>>  
>>
>>   IS there a way to prevent the “place a hold” link from showing up in 
>> the public catalog, everywhere??   We want it so ONLY show up on items 
>> that fill our hold requirement – those items that are checked out or 
>> NOT available.
>>
>>  
>>
>>   We have set the proper condition in the Library Settings to not have 
>> holds for available items, but the link still shows up in the public 
>> catalog for EVERYTHING.   Can it be made to go away?  What are the 
>> steps to make this happen?
>>
>>  
>>
>>   Right now it is so confusing to our users and they keep trying to 
>> “place a hold” on items that will never be holdable.    It is 
>> extremely annoying.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>  
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS confusion Kinlaw Library -  *Asbury 
>> University* One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
>> 859-858-3511 ext. 2269  jlw...@asbury.edu 
>> 
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>