oops - this is the post I really wanted to refer to:<br><br><a href="http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/summary-of-discussion-about-item-types.html">http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/summary-of-discussion-about-item-types.html</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Joann Ransom <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jransom@library.org.nz">jransom@library.org.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Hi Rachel,<br>
<br>
We have gone the other way: many item types and few collections. This is
a post I wrote at the time when I was trying to decide how best to use
item types and colelction codes. <br>
<br>
</div><a href="http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-item.html" target="_blank">http://library-matters.blogspot.com/2009/03/dont-be-afraid-of-using-lots-of-item.html</a><br>
<br>
Cheers Jo.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Owen Leonard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oleonard@myacpl.org" target="_blank">oleonard@myacpl.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>> The OPAC currently lists item<br>
> type only so we assume we should actually use this to identify different<br>
> collections.<br>
<br>
</div>The most important factor to consider is that at the moment item types<br>
can be used to set circulation policies and collection codes cannot.<br>
Other than that they're fairly interchangeable. You can set the<br>
"AdvancedSearchTypes" system preference to show either item types or<br>
collection code on the advanced search page.<br>
<br>
Because circulation policies can be set per item type we have set up a<br>
few general item types for circ rules: circulating, videos and DVDs,<br>
audio books, and non-circulating. Then we have a lot of collection<br>
codes which we use to classify various combinations of audience,<br>
material, and genre.<br>
<br>
As log as you're giving your patrons and staff the right categories to<br>
narrow their searches and you've got the circulation policies in place<br>
that you need, there's not a wrong way to do it.<br>
<br>
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