[Koha] Z39.50, ILL, and 952$r

[Jason Robb]

We have a similar situation with a different proprietary ILL software in
Kansas. We also use the 952$q. When an item is checked out, the 952$q has a
date and the ILL software registers that as unavailable. When it's not
checked out, the field is empty and the ILL software registers it as
available.

That means the only status we can report to the ILL software is 'Checked
out'. If an item is lost, withdrawn, etc., requests can still be made.

Along with the other systems that use Koha in Kansas, we have worked with
ByWater on this. You can see the details here: https://bugs.koha-
community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13937. The basic idea is that
whenever a z39.50 request is made, Koha will populate a status into a
singular subfield that can be mapped and read by the external ILL software.

Jason Robb
SEKnFind Coordinator
Southeast Kansas Library System
jrobb at sekls.org

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Mark Alexander <marka at pobox.com> wrote:

> I made a silly mistake in my previous message: I meant 952$q (onloan),
> not 952$r (datelastseen).
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