Granular bib editing permissions
Currently staff can either edit/modify bib records or they can't. Greater granularity in what edits can be allowed would help distribute the work of maintaining bib records.
For example, if acquisitions staff could be allowed to add additional ISBNs or UPCs to existing bibs, it would free up cataloguing staff from this simple task without opening bib editing completely to a large number of people.
In a larger library system, especially a consortium with a shared catalogue, this could be a big time-saver to both acq and cat staff.
AdminEleanor Crumblehulme
(Admin, Innovative)
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Kristen Tait
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Late to the party, sorry - but yes, this! I know permissions are already unwieldy, but it would be great if this could then apply to other workforms, like Hold Requests. For example, staff allowed to change the pickup date but not the pickup location, etc.
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Alison Hoffman
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Especially in a consortium setting, this would allow us to open simpler editing work to more staff. It would be a significant time saver for staff overall while allowing us to retain the quality and integrity of the catalog as a whole.