[Koha] what is 'j - shelving control number' on the item record

[Linda Culberson]

We'd like to use it for boxed archival items if that's possible. They 
have a call number, but their actual physical location is based on the 
floor, row, bay, and shelf. Does that sound plausible?

Ian Walls wrote:
> Hmmm, that seems to serve a very similar purpose as subfield 'c', 
> which in Koha's 952 is 'shelving location' by default.  I suppose 
> that this subfield could be used to provide a further level of 
> granularity to the location information for an item, i.e. Branch -> 
> Shelving Location -> Shelving Control Number.
>
> Or, perhaps this is meant to serve as an alternative to call number 
> for items that do not have one, or are shelved differently.
>
> I've always wondered about this field.  Is anyone actively using it, 
> and for what purpose?
>
>
> -Ian
>
> 2010/5/3 Chris Mueller <catsalsa at gmail.com <mailto:catsalsa at gmail.com>>
>
>     Nicole,
>
>     Subfield "j" is from the MARC 21 Format for Holdings, field 852
>     "Location".
>
>     see http://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/hd852.html
>
>
>     "$j - Shelving control number
>
>     Shelving control number that is used as the shelving scheme for an
>     item. The first indicator position contains value 4 (Shelving
>     control number).
>
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>     	
>     *852* 	*4#**$a*DLC*$b*MicRR*$j*Microfilm 82/528 MicRR"
>
>
>     Perhaps authorized values need to be created if a library wants to
>     use $j in the Koha item record?
>
>     Chris
>     New Mexico State Library
>     http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/
>
>
>
>     On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com
>     <mailto:nengard at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         What is "j - shelving control number" on item record and why
>         do i have
>         an empty pull down for it?
>
>         Nicole
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Linda Culberson			lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
Archives and Records Services Division
Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
P. O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
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