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    Customizing How Library and Location Appear

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    1. Physical Titles Configurations Results
    2. Physical Holdings Configurations Results
      1. Table View
      2. Other Views
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    To configure how the library and location appear:
    • Catalog Administrator
    You can customize whether the library and location are displayed only as a code, name, or both in the following areas:
    • Repository Search Results
    • New for May! Physical Inventory Search Table View
    • MD Editor Editing Holdings Record - 852 Field Form
    To customize how the library location appears:
    On the Library/Location Display page (Configuration Menu > Resources > General > Library/Location Display), for each area, select one of the options for how the library and location appear and select Save.
    This configuration also applies to how the library/location appears in the Locations facet. See below for details.
    Configure how the Library or Location will be displayed.
    Library/Location Display Page

    Physical Titles Configurations Results

    The physical item library/location code.

    Library/Location Code Only Configured

    The physical item library/location name.

    Library/Location Name Only Configured

    The physical item library/location name and code.

    Library/Location Code and Name Configured

    Physical Holdings Configurations Results

    Table View

    The physical holdings table view is impacted by the Physical Inventory Search Table View configuration.

    The table view with the library/location code.
    Table View - Library/Location Codes
    The table view with the library/location name.
    Table View - Library/Location Names
    The table view with the library/location name and code.
    Table View - Library/Location Names and Codes

    Other Views

    The physical holdings record view, facets, and export are impacted by the Repository search results configuration.

    The library name in brackets in the Location facet is always shown to distinguish between similar locations across different libraries. It is not impacted by the Library/Location Display configuration.

    The record view with the library/location names and codes.
    Record View - Library/Location Names and Codes
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