Our library barcodes serial issues and links them to the serial record.  We also analyze many special serial issues by creating separate bibliographic records  (analytics).  These analytics carry a "dummy" barcode and a "dummy" item status of Checked-In.  When an issue is checked-out, it is checked out against the serial record;  the analytic item record continues to show item status of  "Checked-in" because there can be only one "live" barcode per issue.  Our ILS, Horizon, does not allow linking a barcode to more than one item.

Here is the problem: in order to see the availability of a particular analytic located in the catalog, the user has to note the series number,  locate the serial record, and look for the item status for that particular issue number.

We would like to find a way to go directly from the analytic record to the serial record in order to see its item status.  Is there an ILS that allows this automatic link, either by clicking on the series statement in the analytic, by allowing a barcode to be linked to both, or some other way?

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Irena Kavalek
Chief, Technical Services
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Fax: 703.648.6376
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