[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Items not on Reserve being held for a patron

[Martha Driscoll]

Dawn,

In case it hasn't already been mentioned, you can create those 3 
statuses in Evergreen and use them like you were doing in Sierra.

Martha Driscoll
Systems Manager
North of Boston Library Exchange
Danvers, Massachusetts
www.noblenet.org

On 5/19/2017 8:38 AM, Dawn Fritz wrote:
> Thank you all for the insight and definitions!
>
> Dawn
>
> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org 
> <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Dawn,
>
>     I also wanted to provide some explanation on  the use for the
>     reserves statuses you mentioned.
>
>     The reserves status is something that is used for academic course
>     reserves.
>
>     On reservation shelf is something that's used in conjunction with
>     the booking module. It's basically the 'on the holds' shelf
>     equivalent for items that are booked for a specific time period.
>
>     I hope this helps!
>
>     Kathy
>
>
>     On 05/19/2017 07:28 AM, Joan Kranich wrote:
>>     Hi Dawn,
>>
>>     Our libraries do not change the status of the item when a patron
>>     asks for the item to be set aside for them.  Most of our
>>     libraries place a Hold for the patron, check in the item, and
>>     place it on the Holds Shelf.
>>
>>     Joan
>>
>>     On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Dawn Fritz <dfritz at bapl.org
>>     <mailto:dfritz at bapl.org>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi,
>>
>>         We will be moving from Sierra to Evergreen this October.
>>         Presently, when a patron asks us to put an item which is on
>>         the shelf aside for them, we change the item status to "Main
>>         Lib hold", "Branch 1 hold" or "Branch 2 hold". These statuses
>>         reflect our 3 branches and help in searches for the items.
>>         There is no fee charged to the patron for this service. When
>>         we check the item out to the patron, the system prompts us to
>>         clear the hold status.
>>
>>         I see in Evergreen that there are 2 statuses which contain
>>         the word "Reserve". Does anyone use these for held items
>>         which don't have the "On Holds shelf" designation? Also, does
>>         anyone have a way to show which branch has the item?
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         Dawn Fritz - Circulation Manager
>>         Bethlehem Area Public Library
>>         Bethlehem Pa
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Joan Kranich
>>     C/W MARS Member Services
>>     jkranich at cwmars.org <mailto:jkranich at cwmars.org>
>>     508-755-3323 ext. 321 <tel:%28508%29%20755-3323> or ext. 1
>
>     -- 
>     Kathy Lussier
>     Project Coordinator
>     Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>     (508) 343-0128 <tel:%28508%29%20343-0128>
>     klussier at masslnc.org <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>
>     Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier <http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier>
>


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