[Koha] Re: user comments

[Rosalie Blake]

Hello everyone,
Sorry to be late responding to the email thread about user 
comments, but I would like to add one further thought - our 
borrowers love the facility of being able to look back over their 
reading lists. "I read a book a few months ago. It was about... but I 
can't remember the title/author. Do you know what it was?" And with 
the reading lists we have a much better chance of identifying the not-
quite-forgotten title. 
At the moment, they have to invoke a staff member to show them 
their list, but in the near future, I'm planning to let them have access 
(passworded) to their own records. I'm expecting a round of 
appreciation when more poeple realise this is available.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Rosalie Blake
Horowhenua Library Trust
On 3 May 2002, at 17:48, Chris Cormack wrote:

> On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 10:38:02PM -0700, Emile Snyder said:
> > On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 05:00:04PM +1200, Chris Cormack wrote:
> > 
> > > The only way to not keep it, would be to delete an issue record
> > > when an item is returned. Which would involve a big drop in
> > > functionality in koha. IE you couldnt run any kind of reports over
> > > what items where issues where in a give date period, or how many
> > > items where issued in branch such and such in the last month say..
> > 
> > You could remove the information about which patron it had been
> > issued to for the given period (once the item was returned), while
> > retaining the rest of the "issued" record.  Perhaps by overwriting
> > the patron id in the record with the id of an "anonymous" patron
> > record.
> > 
> Good idea :)
> 
> Then of course you couldnt see if it was more popular with children or
> adults, or more often borrowed by institions or normal borrowers etc.
> 
> But this might be a small price to pay if there is danger of you being
> forced to reveal the data. I remember just recently actually a
> bookstore somewhere in the US refused to reveal a patrons purchase
> record. Cant recall specifics but it was on slashdot.org. So I can see
> how its a legitimate concern that someone may demand it.
> 
> That might be a good configuration option. Anonymise issue records
> (course youd have to wait till the item is returned *grin*)
> 
> Interesting discussion, and one i must admit I hadnt even considered. 
> 
> Chris
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