Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-21 Thread Wagner, Alexander via Koha-devel
Hello Katrin! > maybe something else that could work for some of your use cases is the > course reserves module. Yepp. I actually set up something along those lines based on your comments in the chat some time ago. > It allows you to temporarily change item values while they are in a an > acti

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-17 Thread Katrin Fischer via Koha-devel
Hi Alexander, maybe something else that could work for some of your use cases is the course reserves module. It allows you to temporarily change item values while they are in a an active course reserve and automatically changes them back when they aren't. I believe it could be useful for exhibit

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-07 Thread Wagner, Alexander via Koha-devel
Hello! > I was recently looking at Shelving location actually, and this was the > thing the librarian who wanted it mentioned, how to show the shelving > location on the OPAC. I found there are a couple relevant system > preferences. > > OpacLocationOnDetail : controls if shelving location is sh

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-07 Thread Wagner, Alexander via Koha-devel
Hello Emily! > Many of the things you're trying to do can be done in Koha through some other > mechanism. :) >> E.g. if it has been requested and is prepared for some patron >> another one will not find it in the shelves, so IMHO it is a good >> idea to show in OPAC that it is in a different lo

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-06 Thread Lamancusa, Emily via Koha-devel
which was very noticeable because she was using the reports in the first place for some inventory work, and checking in large numbers of books in the process! Emily Lamancusa (she/her) IT Specialist III Montgomery County Public Libraries (240) 777-0052 ________ From: Wa

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-06 Thread Michael Hafen via Koha-devel
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 1:11 AM Wagner, Alexander wrote: > Hi! > > ... > > These are home branch and holding branch internally. > > It seems like most of what you are talking about here is the Shelving > > Location. > > Yes. My question is mainly: how do I tell, also to patrons in the OPAC but >

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-06 Thread Wagner, Alexander via Koha-devel
Hi! > Forgive me if I add to your confusion a bit instead of clearing it up. > There are actually three locations in Koha: Permanent location, current > location, and shelving location. The first two only matter if you have > more than one site; if you only have one site you can set them to the s

Re: [Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-05 Thread Michael Hafen via Koha-devel
Forgive me if I add to your confusion a bit instead of clearing it up. There are actually three locations in Koha: Permanent location, current location, and shelving location. The first two only matter if you have more than one site; if you only have one site you can set them to the same value and

[Koha-devel] Ponderings on locations

2024-03-05 Thread Wagner, Alexander via Koha-devel
Hi! While migrating our catalogue to Koha I get quite confused with the location handling. Location for me is "the place where I have to go to fetch the item". So an item could be in the general collection `main reading room`, but I may have a special area there like an exhibition or a new item