[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Request Queue Anomaly?

[Christine Campbell]

Thanks, Jason. So I can assume nothing's broken, then.
I'd still like to know what's going on behind the curtain, though!

Christine

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Jason Stephenson <jstephenson at mvlc.org>wrote:

> Quoting Christine Campbell <campbellc at santacruzpl.org>:
>
>  Hi All,
>>
>> We have a bib. record with 2 missing items attached, and the request cue
>> list goes up to 48.
>>
>> However, the list begins with 25. Does anyone know why this would not be
>> re-calibrated to begin with 1 as holds are filled? Or has anyone else seen
>> this kind of thing?
>>
>
> Request queue position is a lie. Please pay no attention to the man behind
> the curtain.
>
> I have seen queues with all kinds of numbers, including those that started
> over 100. The numbers are essentially meaningless. At best they only track
> the order in which holds were placed and have no bearing on the order in
> which they are filled, unless you use the fifo holds option, which you do
> not want to do if you have more than location and don't want things
> constantly bouncing around in delivery.
>
>
>
>
>> Thanks for any information,
>> Christine Campbell
>> Santa Cruz Public Library.
>>
>> --
>> 427-7707 ext. 7747
>>
>> The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll
>> get me a book I ain't read.
>> -Abraham Lincoln
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jason Stephenson
> Assistant Director for Technology Services
> Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
>
>


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