[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Locations: "Temporary" field

[Kate Tasker]

Thank you, Brad! I'll follow the story on PT.

Kate

Kate Tasker
Digital Archivist
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000


On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 7:58 PM, Brad Westbrook <brad.westbrook at lyrasis.org>
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>  I agree:  the controlled value list for Temporary Locations should be
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> I have file a feature request to that effect:
> https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/74828824.
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> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:
> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On Behalf Of *Emma
> Jolley
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 08, 2014 6:59 PM
> *To:* ktasker at library.berkeley.edu; Archivesspace Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Locations: "Temporary" field
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> Hi Kate
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> We also received the same error message and also have a need to track
> temporary locations for items that go on temporary relocation for
> Exhibition, Digitation, Preservation etc purposes. We’d be very interested
> in allowing this functionality within the Locations module.
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> Many thanks
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> *Emma Jolley*| Curator of Digital Archives, Pictures and Manuscripts
> Branch|National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600
> e: emma.jolley at nla.gov.au|t: 02 6262 1456| www.nla.gov.au/ms
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> http://www.nla.gov.au/support-us/make-a-collection-offer-pictures-and-manuscripts
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> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [
> mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org
> <archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org>] *On Behalf Of *Kate
> Tasker
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 9 July 2014 7:32 AM
> *To:* ArchivesSpace Users Group
> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Locations: "Temporary" field
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> Hi All,
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> I'm looking for some guidance on the use of the "Temporary" field in a
> Location record. It is a non-required field and has four optional values in
> the drop-down menu (Conservation, Exhibit, Loan, Reading Room).
> Interestingly, it seems to become a required field when adding a Location
> to an Instance and setting the Location status to "Previous".
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> We would like to record historic ("Previous") locations for some
> Instances, but receive this error message if the linked Location does not
> have data in the "Temporary" field:
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> *"Status - cannot be previous if Location is not temporary"*
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> The four values in the location_temporary controlled value list are fixed
> and cannot be modified, and we have locations that don't really fit under
> any of those four types. Is anyone else experiencing a similar situation?
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> Would it be possible to make the location_temporary list editable, or to
> allow a "Previous" status without a "Temporary" value?
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> Thanks for your thoughts,
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> Kate
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> Kate Tasker
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> Digital Archivist
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> The Bancroft Library
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> University of California
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> Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
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