[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Notification is library is last owning on a held item?

[Hardy, Elaine]

PINES would like this feature to identify when the last copy held by a
system (not a branch) is deleted from the bib record for removing OCLC
holdings as well. 

 

Elaine

J. Elaine Hardy
PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Ste 150
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304

404.235-7128
404.235-7201, fax
ehardy at georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org/pines

From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Elisabeth Keppler
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 8:06 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Notification is library is last owning on
a held item?

 

We'd also like to be able to identify when our own library's last copy is
being discarded or deleted so we can remove our OCLC holdings.  We're on
2.4.3, if that makes a difference, and would welcome any suggestions.

 

I can report holds for which there is no holdable copy (which we call
"hopeless holds") if that would help you, Buzzy.  Using the Hold/Copy
Ratio per Bib report source, here are the filters and displays:

 

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We use the results to generate emails or postcards to patrons letting them
know that we're unable to fill their hold.  For materials older than a
year, we include instructions on how to request ILL.  The example above
filters on just our holdings rather than the entire consortium's, but
leaving off the Owning Library Name filter would fix that.

 

Hope that helps,

Lise Keppler

Forsyth County NC

 

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Buzzy Nielsen <buzzy at hoodriverlibrary.org>
wrote:

Hi folks,

Does anyone know, is there a feature in Evergreen, whether currently in
place or in development, that would notify a library is it's the last
owning library that carries a particular held item? We have a large
consortium, 70+ libraries, and patrons can place holds on pretty much any
member library's items. It would be really helpful if there could be some
sort of alert if a library's that's the last holding one marks a held item
missing. That way, the patron's home library could notify him/her that
they're unable to get the item through the consortium.

I hope that my question makes sense!

Cheers!
Buzzy


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Library Director
Hood River County Library District
502 State Street
Hood River, Oregon 97031
541-387-7062
http://hoodriverlibrary.org





 

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Lise Keppler

Forsyth County Public Library

660 W 5th St

Winston Salem NC 27101

336-703-3070

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