[Koha] Serials Planning Help

[Nicole Engard]

Okay, that seems to work for the first issue, but not when you go to
receive the next.  Any other ideas?

Nicole

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for this! I'll give it a whirl.
>
> Nicole
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Eric Bégin <Eric.Begin at inlibro.com> wrote:
>> Nicole,
>>
>> I would use a X, Y, Z numbering pattern (Volume, number, Issue. Starting
>> Volume at 42, starting Number at 7 and Issue at 8.
>> Numbering formula is Volume {X} #{Y}/{Z}
>>
>> The trick is that you will have to use the Advanced Pattern since Y and Z
>> must increment by 2 every time you receive an issue
>>
>> Values for X
>> Add : 1
>> once every: 6
>> other values should be ok
>>
>> Values for Y
>> Add : 2
>> oncer every : 1
>> When more than 12
>> Set back to 1
>>
>> Values for Z
>> Add : 2
>> oncer every : 1
>> When more than 12
>> Set back to: 2
>>
>> I didn't try it but I'm pretty confident that it should work.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Eric Bégin
>> www.inLibro.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2012-01-06 13:47, Nicole Engard wrote:
>>
>> I have a strange Serial planning question. American Libraries
>> publishes 6 issue a year, and number them like this:
>>
>> Volume 42 #7/8
>> Volume 42 #9/10
>> Volume 42 #11/12
>>
>> Can anyone come up with a way to enter this in to  Koha to allow for
>> this type of numbering? All I can come up with (and it's way sloppy)
>> is to tell Koha that it's 12 issues a year and then delete every other
>> issue and manually edit the volume/number field to show 7/8 or 9/10
>> etc.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any tips you can provide.
>>
>> Nicole
>>
>> PS. I am still looking for serials planning examples from all types of
>> journals/magazines so that I can share them in the manual and save new
>> Koha librarians time!
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