Apologies. This wasn't meant to be sent out to the Evergreen community at large. Sorry!
On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 9:20 AM Kate Coleman <[email protected]> wrote: > Please excuse the cross-posting, I wanted this to reach as many as > possible. > > We have come to the end of everything we can do concerning the > deduplication and the issues regarding the holds and them targeting items > that are "linked" to them. Please keep an eye out for items on the wrong > records, especially juvenile items that have series titles in them. If any > items are found to have merged onto the wrong record, please let the > cataloging list know, or let me know and I'll relay the message. > > Regarding the holds issue, I LOVE how Circulation Committee chair Diane > described this to me this morning: "The problem isn't holds skating from > one record to another. The problem is that Complete Set holds skate to > other records that offer Complete Sets. That's a fine distinction with the > same result." > > Her instructions to ensure holds for TV series (and anything with parts, > really) is going to target the right thing is: > > 1. Place copy holds after verifying the item is on the shelf. > 2. When filling holds from the pull list, make sure the title on the pull > list and the title on the box match. The barcode on the pull list and the > barcode on the box may match even though the titles don't. Only the barcode > on the pull list will fill the hold but the patron won't get what he wants > if the title on the box isn't the same as the title on the pull list. If > the title's aren't the same, don't fill the hold. You can leave the hold to > move on to the next library and hope the right title is targeted or you can > investigate. If the requesting patron is your patron, create a copy hold > for the right title. If the requesting patron belongs to a different > library, notify that library about the problem so that they can place a > copy hold. > > Over time, these issues will iron out. They are fresh now and it will be a > hill we'll climb. But as you always hear from me, the deduplication was an > overall success. > > Kate Coleman, MLIS > Technical Services Manager, Jefferson County Library > Missouri Evergreen Consortium > 5678 State Rd. PP > High Ridge, MO 63049 > 636-677-8689 > Fax: 636--677-1769 > [email protected] > > Currently Reading > <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5960108?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature> > [image: Book Cover] > <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/5960108?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature> > [image: Goodreads Logo] > <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature>Get > your own email signature > <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature> > > > >
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