[Koha] 942 c - that alone should tell you all you need to know about this question

[Kelly Drake]

Thank you Joy!

On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Joy Nelson <joy at bywatersolutions.com>
wrote:

> Kelly,
> The 942c serves a couple purpose you may find useful or not depending on
> your sites configuration.
> 1. Searching: It assists with searches on itemtype when you have no item
> attached.  Typically eresources where libraries are not adding item records
> to the bibs.
> 2. Cataloging items.  If the 942c has an itemtype the item records can
> default to that itemtype automatically - one less click for catalogers.
> 3. Holds: Record level (bib) holds cannot be done without the 942c as a
> reference to what type it is.
> 4. Searching: Facets are built partially on the 942c as itemtype
>
> Thanks,
> Joy
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 1:54 PM, Kelly Drake <kelly at flo.org> wrote:
>
>> Cataloging Gurus,
>>
>> What is the purpose of the 942 c?
>>
>> If we require all records to have an item record, and an item type in that
>> record, what then is the purpose of the 942c?
>>
>> There are several places where it is noted that requiring the 942c is good
>> practice, but I can't find anything on why.
>>
>> The Search Index section of the koha documentation lists:
>>
>> 942$c itemtype:w
>> but I'm not sure what that means. Is the 942c included in an index?
>>
>>
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