[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Mass import -Item import Attributes

[Chris Maas]

Looking to do some mass imports.  Can some kind soul please send a working
example of how a set of Item import attributes is set up?   Looking
particularly for how things like "circulating library"  might be set up?
(how to turn language like [@code="b"][2] into something useful).

P.S.  The 852 field looks like this:  852 1‡a9012  ‡hFIC Pik
‡p39012000201485  ‡9p10.99usd

Thanks in advance.

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Listing 2 statistical categories in a report.

[Chris Maas]

We have 2 statistical categories assigned to our patrons.  When we write
reports, and a patron has a value in each category,  Evergreen produces 2
lines for the patron (one for each category).  Is there some way to get
these to show upon one line (with two columns)?

 

  chr...@roadrunner.com

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Running two different versions of the staff client

[Chris Maas]

Setting up a later version than the "demo version".  Temporarily would like to 
get to both.  Anybody have/share instructions/procedures for doing both?
 
Thanks (P.S.  First posting.  Hope the etiquette is correct).

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds and libraries.

[Chris Maas]

I am helping a library consortium in Maine get up and running with Evergreen 
(everybody loves it!).  We are running 1.6.0.3.

The consortium members do, however, want to restrict patrons from placing holds 
on anything but items from their own library.  Can someone please let me know 
if that's possible, and if so, how to make this happen?

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds and libraries.

[Chris Maas]

Thanks Mike.   I'll poke around with this.  (that easy, huh?  :-)
- Original Message - 
From: "Mike Rylander" 
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" 


Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Holds and libraries.


On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Chris Maas  wrote:
I am helping a library consortium in Maine get up and running with 
Evergreen

(everybody loves it!). We are running 1.6.0.3.

The consortium members do, however, want to restrict patrons from placing
holds on anything but items from their own library. Can someone please let
me know if that's possible, and if so, how to make this happen?


It depends on your organizational hierarchy and what exactly you're
looking to accomplish, so I'll give you an example using the stock,
out-of-the-box setup.

If you wanted to restrict holds across the board to within one system,
such that items could never transit between systems, you'd want to set
the "Holds: Hard Boundary" to 1 at the consortium level.  If you
wanted to do that a the branch level then you would set "Holds: Hard
Boundary" to 2.  The number here is the depth of the org unit type as
defined by the org unit type configuration in the global server
settings.

Hope that helps!

--
Mike Rylander
| VP, Research and Design
| Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts
| phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
| email: mi...@esilibrary.com
| web: http://www.esilibrary.com

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Icons of book cover pictures

[Chris Maas]

Is there some way to import these into Evergreen so they show up next to the 
book listings? 

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Initiatives - 22 and counting

[Chris Maas]

Steve - there are only 2 school libraries - at the moment.
- Original Message - 
From: "Steve Wills" 
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" 


Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Initiatives - 22 and counting


This is such a cool thing!  Thanks for keeping interest in it high, Amy.

Helen and Nancy have asked if there is some way to associate multiple people 
with an initive however.
Helen Fogler should be the point person for public libraries, Nancy Grant 
for the public schools and I handle the technical aspects of the 
implementation.

I put my name up as point person to get Balsam on the board.

Stev3

From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org 
[open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Amy 
Terlaga [terl...@biblio.org]

Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:51 AM
To: open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Initiatives - 22 and counting

Hi all—

The last time I posted this reminder, we doubled our entries on the 
Evergreen Initiatives page so I’m posting this again:


http://rscel.evergreen-ils.org/evergreen/about/projects

If you’ve already submitted and haven’t looked at the page recently, it’s 
fun to see who’s on Evergreen and who’s planning to move!


A special shout out to the National Weather Center Library today – any 
predictions as to where Hurricane Earl will wind up?  We’re hoping he won’t 
wreck our New England Labor Day weekend!


Amy
===
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Bibliomation
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[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Can we catalog e-books in Evergreen??

[Chris Maas]

One of our members here in Maine is wondering.   Any thoughts?

 

 

Chris Maas

chr...@roadrunner.com

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Booking in 2.0.

[Chris Maas]

Okay, really simple (stupid) question. ..What's the difference between
booking and holds?   I think I know what a "hold" does; I don't understand
how a "booking" is differently useful.  

(you can smile as you respond to this one!)

 

 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Understanding how to manage overdues.

[Chris Maas]

We in Maine love our Evergreen!   But I could use some help from some kind
librarian who might be willing to show me how to use Evergreen to manage
overdues.   A few minutes to visit with me would be most welcome.
chr...@roadrunner.com 

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Opening the OPAC

[Chris Maas]

Is there a way, on opening the OPAC, to have the search focus default to one
particular library instead of to the entire consortium?

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto Renew Feature

[Chris Maas]

Thanks.  Can you show us exactly how to set that up?
_


Chris Maas
(207) 924-4553





On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 11:30 AM Elizabeth Davis 
wrote:

> This has been so helpful.  Thank you everyone.
>
>
>
> I’m setting up testing today and the only thing I’m not see is how to set
> when the auto renew happens.  I’m assuming that’s in the circulation policy?
>
>
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
> *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:
> open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Morgan,
> Michele
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:19 AM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group <
> open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto Renew Feature
>
>
>
> This is a great discussion!
>
> Thought I'd share how we implemented autorenewals in NOBLE:
>
> A Library can opt in to autorenewal. Only their own items checked out at
> their own library will be autorenewable. Network transfers are not
> autorenewable.
>
> Autorenewal processing happens the morning the items are due so patrons
> don't lose any time from their loan period.
>
> Our autorenewal action trigger uses a custom filter so that it only runs
> for the libraries who have opted in, and does not attempt to process
> autorenewals for checkouts that are not renewable at all.
>
> When a library opts in, and chooses a start date, we adjust their duration
> rules to set the number of allowed autorenewals equal to the number of
> allowed renewals. If a duration rule has zero allowed renewals, we don't
> set a value for allowed autorenewals. This allows the action trigger filter
> mentioned above the skip them.
>
> To avoid the transition issue with new checkouts vs. existing checkouts,
> we update open circulations for the opting in library which are due on the
> start date and beyond to set the autorenewal remaining field equal to the
> renewal remaining field. In that way, items that were checked out prior to
> the rule change will be eligible to autorenew.
>
> Feedback has been positive, though we have adjusted the notice language a
> few times to make it less confusing.
>
> Hope this is helpful!
>
> -Michele
>
> --
>
> Michele M. Morgan, Technical Support Analyst
>
> North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
>
> mmor...@noblenet.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 9:52 AM Forrest, Stuart 
> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> We are a library system that is part of a consortium (SCLENDS) and at the
> moment the only system that is using auto-renewal and this is what we have
> found so far.
>
>
>
> 1.   The three-day notice will still go out reminding patrons
> there books are due. (Our patrons see this as just a reminder)
>
> 2.   Auto-renewal happens 1 day before the books are due and
> the appropriate auto-renewal notice goes out then.
>
> 3.   An item won’t auto-renew if one of the following is true.
>
> a.   The item is required for a hold
>
> b.   Patrons' account has expired while they had the item
> checked out
>
> c.Fines have reached the maximum allowed
>
> d.   Maximum auto-renewals have been reached.
>
> 4.   The auto-renewal notice will give a reason if the
> process failed referencing those case for example mentioned above.
>
> 5.   Let's say you pick a start date of 1st of December then
> anything that is checked out before this date will NOT auto-renew. Anything
> checked out on or after this date WILL. Eventually, of course, all items
> will auto-renew, we worked out that should take about 9 weeks from the
> start date.
>
> 6.   We decided to have the same amount of auto-renewals as
> hard renewals to avoid less confusion for the patrons.
>
> 7.   If you have any items that checkout for less than 8
> hours and have 0 renewals this can confusing, but Equinox found a
> workaround for us.
>
> 8.   If a patron from say Beaufort (BCL) comes to Calhoun and
> checks out a book at one of your libraries, that book will auto-renew also.
> On the other hand, if you transit an item to an SCLENDS member who is not
> doing auto-renewals that item will not auto-renew.
>
>
>
> If you have any questions, please let me know.
>
>
>
> Stuart
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Stuart Forrest, Library IT Manager/Analyst Beaufort County Library System
>
> 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902
>
> 843 255 6450
>
> sforr...@bcgov.net
>
> beauf