Limit the shelf location drop-down menu in the item bulk change workform to the library
In item records, the shelf location drop-down menu only lists the shelf locations for the assigned branch or owning branch. However, the shelf location drop-down menu in the item bulk change work form lists the shelf locations for all libraries in the consortium. Many of these shelf locations are similar. It can make it easy to choose the wrong one by mistake. Here are some examples:
“Graphic Novel” vs. “Graphic Novels”
“Adult New DVD / Blu-ray” (with spaces) vs. “Adult New DVD/Blu-ray” (no spaces) vs. “Adult New DVDs/Blu-Rays.”
The item bulk change workform should be updated so that the shelf location drop-down menu only displays the shelf locations associated with the item's assigned/owning branch like the item record is limited to. This will eliminate all of the extraneous shelf locations that the library staff do not need to see.
Rachel Fischer
shared this idea
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Fran Juergensmeyer
commented
Trying to find the correct shelf location in the list of all libraries' locations is very frustrating, and it is easy to make a mistake. When you are changing a large number of records, one mistake can have severe consequences that can be time-consuming to fix.
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Henry Sadowski
commented
This would be incredibly helpful to our staff. We've run into this issue several times recently, and it always causes confusion and costs us time as we try to figure out which shelf location to use.
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Tamara Skwierczynski
commented
This would be excellent for limiting mistakes and saving time spent from looking up local practice when shelf locations are similar.
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Penny Ramirez
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This would save so much time for both local and consortium staff, both in initial bulk change and the effort to clean up errors later!
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rbarth@ccslib.org
commented
In a large consortium it elminates errors.
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Jamie King
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Absolutely! Staff have asked about and been confused by this so many times.
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Danette Zingsheim
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Yes! This is so frustrating. The list is so long too.
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Karina Andrus
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This would be so helpful! I've accidentally selected the wrong shelf location countless times and it's a waste to have to enter the changes again.