[MinervaCats] Volume v. Copy number and HP

[Ellen Conway]

Catalogers,
The volume note is the subject of this week's Cataloging Tip, which I hope
to send out on Wednesday.  In the meantime, if you have any questions about
the proper use of this field, please contact me.
Thanks,
Ellen


-----Original Message-----
From: minervacats-bounces at informe.org
[mailto:minervacats-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Hensler, Deborah
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 9:21 AM
To: minervacats at lists.maine.gov
Subject: [MinervaCats] Volume v. Copy number and HP

Hi, catalogers,

So far, two libraries have put their copy number in the volume field for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 

There is a Copy number field in the item record for this purpose. DO NOT
use the volume field for copy number -- it forces the patron, when
requesting through the OPAC, to select a volume. Considering that there
are currently 147 copies of HP in Minerva, this is not good. It's
confusing to the patron and can easily cause problems since an
item-level hold will have priority over a title-level hold.

The items that had the copy number in the volume field have been fixed.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Deb

______________________________
Deborah Hensler
Library Systems Specialist, Maine InfoNet
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-5620 or 1-800-322-8899
207-287-5624 - fax
207-592-1825 - mobile
http://www.maine.gov/infonet/

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