[Koha] Holds Queue question

[Sharon Moreland]

Hello Koha and LibLime folks,
We demonstrated PTFS Harley 1.1 to our member libraries today and they were
anxious about how they will find the correct item to pull for transfer from
the holds queue report.

A bit of background, we currently use an older version of the holds queue
that we maintain by editing our templates (currently on Koha 3.01.00.037,
not LEK).  It shows the brief title and a specific barcode for each item to
be pulled and transferred to fill a hold.  In Harley, we are given a brief
title and no barcode, just the note "Any available copy."  I'm looking for
feedback from those of you on a system that uses a holds queue report
similar to the one in Harley (we have independent branches OFF).  The
default holds queue in 3.2 is identical to Harley.

How do you use the holds queue report to find the correct item to fill the
hold on titles such as Naruto, Go Diego Go or YuYu Hakusho that have the
same 245 $a titles, but unique $p (parts) $n (numbers) or $b (subtitles)?  I
could see problems with TV series on DVD, such as Weeds or True Blood, as
well.

Just in case there's confusion - our current holds queue looks like this:
http://screencast.com/t/NzljNTg2ZjMt
and we will be changing to this: http://screencast.com/t/NDUzNjk5Yj


Sharon Moreland
Technology Consultant
Northeast Kansas Library System
NExpress Shared Catalog
http://catalog.nexpresslibrary.org
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