On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Doran, Michael D wrote:
>> The mfhd has a location, but in Voyager
>> I find the item perm_location to be more
>> accurate, at least with our practice
>
> For Voyager, I've found this to be a useful algorithm for getting accurate location information:
>
> if item record
> then
> if item temp_location not null
> then
> use item temp_location,
> else
> use item perm_location
> else
> use mfhd location
>
Ah, true, for the online catalog you might actually want to display
both items of information. (IE temporarily shelved at reserves,
normally found in Vet Med).
Jonathan T. Gorman
Research Information Specialist
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
216 Main Library - MC522
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-4688
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