Re: Suggestions for Librarian Interface and OPAC

Posted by pedroparkero on Aug 15, 2012; 9:38am
URL: http://ngl.70.s1.nabble.com/Suggestions-for-Librarian-Interface-and-OPAC-tp7228984p7572993.html

Good day!

May I suggest that the "search loan status of item" be integrated in the "search catalogue" module in the librarian interface? I think that it would save time. Consider a situation where a patron asks a librarian if a certain item is in the library collection. The librarian searches in the "search catalog". If a search result is positive, the patron may ask if it is available or, if it is currently on loan, when it will be returned. Currently, to determine this the librarian will first have to start a new module ("search loan status of item"), wherein he will search again the item that he searched a while ago to answer the query. It would be good if for instance, there is another button beside the "update holdings" button in the search catalogue module that will display the availability (and the due dates if on loan) of the selected item.
I am aware that we can see the availability if we click the "view details" button and click the link "view holdings", but it doesn't show the due date. It would be great if instead of "checked out", it would display the expected return of the item, like how it is displayed in the "search loan status of item" module.