[Koha] Wayfinding maps based on collection code (location)

[Galen Charlton]

Hi,

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Galen Charlton
<galen.charlton at liblime.com> wrote:
> Defining a new authorized value is certainly a possible approach, and
> has the advantage of being fairly easy to do, but I would favor a more
> indirect approach that looks at a combination of relevant item fields
> (library, collection code, shelving location, and first part of call
> number, for example), then compares that combination against a mapping
> table set up by the Koha administrator to determine which map to
> display.  That way, the building map feature can be used without
> requiring a global change to the item records to add a new authorized
> value.

I just realized that I may have misunderstood what you were suggesting
that the authorized value be linked to - if the maplink is an
attribute of the library (or collection code, or shelving location),
that gets us the level of indirection I suggested.  A scheme that
could take the call number into a account would still be nice, though,
as it would help a library that has taken the effort to make a
detailed map of their collection.

Regards,

Galen
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