[Koha] Accession numbers, again

[Wagner, Jane]

You could put the accession number in several places, depending on
whether you want it visible in staff and OPAC and whether it needs to
stay tied to the item, not the title.  If it can go into the title
record, a 505 field would be a good choice since that's visible by
default in the main part of the OPAC display and is also indexed.

Several of the item fields are indexed, and others could be.
Acquisition source (952e) is already indexed, but I don't think it
displays.  The public note field (952z) should be indexed by default --
it isn't on your system?  Alternatively, could you use the accession
number as part of the call number (952o)?  That's indexed and displays.

Jane Wagner
Library Systems Analyst
PTFS Inc.
Content Management and Library Solutions
6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD  20817
(301) 654-8088 x 151
jwagner at ptfs.com


-----Original Message-----
From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz
[mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Elaine Bradtke
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:07 AM
To: Koha list
Subject: [Koha] Accession numbers, again

Sorry, I'm a little fixated on this, partly due to the archival and
historical nature  of our collection. I am desperately looking for a
way to keep barcodes and accession numbers separate, but searchable.

A while back I asked where to put accession numbers and it was the
general consensus to put them in the barcode subfield (p) of 952.  I
understand why you do this, because it is a) part of the item
information and b) can be searched discretely.
But this means you have to print out your own barcodes, a process I
would rather avoid given our inflexible*** networked printer (which is
on a different floor!)

My questions, then.
If I decide to use some other subfield (perhaps adding one in)  how
hard would it be for my IT wizard to create a discrete search for it
in the staff mode (similar to the barcode search)? I suppose the
process would have to be repeated for each update of the software?

I experimented with putting it into the public note.  This displays
well enough, but you can't actually search on this field, and a string
of numbers in a keyword search brings up roughly half of the items in
my test collection.  Clearly, that's not very useful.

Is there any chance an accession number subfield in the item record is
in the pipline for a later release?

Or, alternatively, I could use some advice on barcode printing
equipment.  Stand alone barcode printers vs a desktop laser printer?
Does printing them yourself make sense if you've got 10,000+ items?
Unfortunately, our numbering system is a little quirky using similar
runs of numbers with different prefixes for different types of
material, so getting a straight run  of pre-printed labels would be
awkward, and matching them up to the material would be a heck of a
job.

Thanks for any help!
-- 
Elaine
 ***I usually use much stronger language when referring to this unholy
contraption.
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