Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials Questions - Best Practices

2015-01-30 Thread Erica Rohlfs
Hi Kate! My questions are this: • Is it better to clone a new subscription every year and start fresh? What might be the advantages/disadvantages of this method? I have not heard a consensus on the best method. However, I recommend that you clone the new subscription. Over time, staff

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials Questions - Best Practices

2015-01-30 Thread Erica Rohlfs
Sorry, Kate, I was traveling all night, and I'm a bit tired. I read prediction and my brain thought about Captions and Patterns. Cloning the subscription will help clean that page up. However, perhaps someone who does like to keep those predictions around can discuss the advantage. On Fri, Jan

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Serials Questions - Best Practices

2015-01-29 Thread Kate Butler
Our library uses the serials module in a pretty basic way, which essentially replicates how we used serials in our old system: It's used for magazines/newspapers only, not any other serial publications. When the title is added to the system, a subscription is created, with the proper number of