Comment 4 for bug 1538691

I, personally, prefer the term copy as I think it's less ambiguous but,
honestly, I would be perfectly happy with either term being used
consistently.

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Kathy Lussier <email address hidden>
wrote:

> I'm going to put forth two arguments in favor of copies:
>
> * Labeling it "copies" in the UI would make it consistent with the name
> of the asset.copy database table. However, there are other cases where
> the interface doesn't match the database table (volumes /
> asset.call_number), so I don't think it's a strong argument.
>
> * Serials has an entity called "items" that are similar to copies, but
> are not quite the same thing. Using distinct terms for these two
> entities might be a good thing.
>
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> Title:
> webclient: Consistency for terminology in cataloging
>
> Status in Evergreen:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Starting this bug to track areas where we need a little more
> consistency in terminology in the sprint 2 (cataloging) interfaces.
>
> Specifically, I was hoping we could get some consensus over copies vs.
> items, but others may have other terminology they want to add to this
> bug. Once the latest sprint 2 fixes are merged, we can create a branch
> to change some of the labels.
>
> The Holdings View Actions menu includes the following actions:
>
> - Add Items to Bucket
> - Request Items
> - Item Status (list)
> - Item Status (detail)
> - Item Holds
> - Mark Item as Damaged
> - Mark Item as MIssing
> - Mark Volume as Item Transfer Destination
> - Add Copies
> - Add Volumes and Copies
> - Edit Copies
> - Edit Volumes and Copies
> - Delete Copies
> - Delete Volumes and Copies
> - Transfer Copies to Previously Marked Library
> - Transfer Items to Previously Marked Volumes
>
> Can we come to a consensus on whether copies or items should be used?
> Or is there a fine distinction between when copies should be used and
> when items should be used? For example, a colleague told me today that
> she uses the word "item" when referring to a unit that combines the
> volume and copy, but uses "copy" when speaking specifically of a
> single, barcoded copy without that volume level.
>
> What do you all think?
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