Comment 9 for bug 1959010

John,

Thanks for the clarification.

The sounds to me like a summarized OPAC view based on what we had several versions ago, with active links and icons, pulling in number of copies from the staff display in a format which can be displayed compactly without clicking on more details and is available as a tab in the staff catalog. Perhaps Quick view rather than summary?

I can see where this would be useful for a number of reasons.

Consider how a record with a large number of ISBNs would appear in the view. Specifically a record for a graphic novel that has an ISBN for every volume, which is 50+ and counting. Should you limit the number of ISBNs displayed? I am not a fan of having all the ISBNs display as EG does now in a number of places.

Another problematic display might be a DVD with extensive cast and crew entered in 700 fields. Those fields are currently listed in the OPAC at the beginning of the record, making the OPAC record unwieldy and requiring a lot of scrolling. Limiting the number would mean not all would be available by links, however. Perhaps having a limited number at the beginning of the record and the remainder at the end (which I would love to see in the OPAC)

I think having the added content here, particularly if locally controlled, would also be useful.