<div dir="ltr">That is what we do, Jennifer! We have barcodes that we use only for ILLs. It is so much easier for circ staff and doesn't leave precat numbers to delete.<div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial black, sans-serif">Diane Disbro</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Pronouns: she/her</div><div>Circulation Coordinator</div><div>Scenic Regional Library</div><div>251 Union Plaza Drive</div><div>Union, MO 63084</div><div>(636) 583-0652 ext  110</div><div><span style="font-family:Raleway"><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:ddisbro@scenicregional.org" target="_blank">ddisbro@scenicregional.org</a></font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Raleway"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:54 PM Jennifer Pringle via Evergreen-general <<a href="mailto:evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org">evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We currently leave it up to our libraries to delete pre-cats (though I  <br>
know it is possible to identify and delete them in batch in the  <br>
database if you have access).<br>
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For our ILLs we recommend that libraries re-use the same barcodes over  <br>
and over again to lower the number of pre-cats that get created/need  <br>
to be deleted.   <br>
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Jennifer<br>
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Quoting Kate Coleman via Evergreen-general  <br>
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> We would love to know if there is a batch(ish) way to do this as well. We<br>
> utilize precats for ILLs most often, so right now we delete them one by one<br>
> at time of return.<br>
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> On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:46 PM Elizabeth Davis via Evergreen-general <<br>
> <a href="mailto:evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org" target="_blank">evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Hello Everyone<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> We were just curious how other consortium handle their pre-cat record<br>
>> management.  Do you run a script to automatically delete items or do you<br>
>> have a staff member that does it?<br>
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>> Thank you,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> Elizabeth Davis<br>
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>> she/her/hers<br>
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-- <br>
Jennifer Pringle (she/her)<br>
Co-op Support - Training Lead<br>
BC Libraries Cooperative<br>
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Traditional Territory of the St'at'yemc Nations.<br>
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