[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] prevent holds on available items

[Adam Shire]

Thanks Kathy, I think I might need more help. I don't see how to include
whether an item is available as a criteria in a hold policy.


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

>  Hi Adam,
>
> Sure, you can prevent holds in a number of ways in Evergreen. If you're
> preventing holds for just a few items, you could set the copy's holdable
> flag to false  or you could put them in a copy location that doesn't allow
> holds. You could also configure specific holds policies via Admin > Local
> Admin > Hold Policies to control which library's items can fill holds for
> which library's patrons.
>
> You might want to take a look at the holds chapter in the Evergreen in
> Action book. It was written for 2.3, but most of the information should be
> relevant. It looks like this chapter didn't make it into the official docs.
>
>
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/evergreen-in-action/defining-how-materials-are-requested-and-requests-are-fulfilled-hold-policies/
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128klussier at masslnc.org
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>
> On 4/9/2014 3:13 PM, Adam Shire wrote:
>
> Is it possible to configure Evergreen to prevent patrons from placing
> holds on volumes owned by their home library that have available copies? If
> so, any instruction would be appreciated. We are running evergreen 2.5.2.
>
>
>  Thanks,
> Adam
>
>  --
>
> Adam Shire
> Member Services Librarian
> Fenway Libraries Online <http://flo.org>
> 617-442-2384
>
>
>


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Adam Shire
Member Services Librarian
Fenway Libraries Online <http://flo.org>
617-442-2384
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