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A django based system that provides a stable URL for every item in the library's catalog. Various discovery services will link to these URLs. The page for each item will in turn link out to various other resources that provide methods for accessing the content of the items.
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print request button missing where title is held by other libraries #1153

Closed cummingsm closed 8 years ago

cummingsm commented 8 years ago

There should be a 'Request Print Edition' link on GW ebooks that have a holding with an 856 tag, subfield u value 'http://bit.ly/RushPrintRequest' (issue #1102). The test case, 15497004, is one of four bibs displayed, and GW's holding has the link. Records uniquely held by GW work OK: 16011059, 15257041.

Shirley reported several bib records where the print request is missing. These examples all have more than one library with the title:

Bib record 14930215 two bibs retrieved; the other is from GM 14713209 The JSON contains the bit.ly url, but the ONLINE section does not have the link or label.

Bib record 15987149 three bibs retrieved; one from GM 16119488, one from GT 16103526. Bib record 14858487 three bibs retrieved; one from CUA 15899565, one from GT 15099551 Bib record 15427958 three bibs retrieved; one from AU 14084879, one from GM 13875240 Bib record 15980885 six bibs retrieved

cummingsm commented 8 years ago

Looked up previous issue, information about about this feature. Our policy is to offer the patron the option to request a print edition only if a print copy is not already available via the consortium loan service. In the cases reported, other libraries in the consortium hold the title in print. Therefore, we intentionally do not display the link to request purchasing a print edition. Closing as labeling as won't fix.