Bug 37518

Summary:	Show brief/full record on bib record detail page
Product:	Koha	Reporter:	David Cook <dcook>
Component:	OPAC	Assignee:	Owen Leonard <oleonard>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	Testopia <testopia>
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5 - low	CC:	flyingendpaper
Version:	Main
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
See Also:	https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=37519
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Description David Cook 2024-07-30 01:42:20 UTC

The bib record detail page can contain a lot of information, which pushes the Holdings far down the page.

I'm thinking perhaps we should have a "Show brief/full record" or "Show more/less information" toggle which by default hides certain information (like notes, subjects, description, etc), and requires a click to show the rest. 

As we add more information to the display, it's just going to get more and more crowded. I think this would provide a way to provide a maximum of information while also maximizing user experience (UX).

Comment 1 Heather 2024-07-31 16:22:10 UTC

I really like this idea!!  IMO, the way WorldCat.org works is very nice, e.g.:
https://search.worldcat.org/title/1372278413

There's a bit of the bib record, and you can select "Show more information" with a "down arrow" to see more of the bib record, and the holdings information is Right There on the screen.

I've never really liked that the tabs mix holdings and bib data, e.g. this serial record in our catalog:
https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=27437&query_desc=sea%20breezes

Has three tabs: Holdings, Title Notes, Subscriptions.

I think it would be way more consistent to have those tabs be only for holdings/items/subscriptions, and have a "Show more information [down arrow]" link that can expand the Bib record data/information and push those Holdings/Subscription tabs down the screen for those who are interested in more Bib data/information.

I suggest putting a "Show more information" link right below the ISSN for serials and ISBN for books.

I'd avoid "show brief/full record" because you've already got tabs at the top of the bib record in this display that say, "Normal view | MARC view | ISBD view" and having another link on that screen "brief/full record" may not be great terminology.  My perspective, though, is very US-based, so I hope users outside the US will chime in on good terminology!!

--h2

Comment 2 David Cook 2024-07-31 23:09:09 UTC

Loving your comment, Heather. Thanks so much for adding it!

I think that all makes a lot of sense!

Comment 3 Katrin Fischer 2024-08-06 14:10:11 UTC

Hi Heather, I like the idea of moving the title information tab. From training I'd say it's not where people expect that kind of information and having it more part of the bibliographic data makes a lot of sense to me.