Hi Adam,
There are also a couple of true/false Library Settings that apply to holds when
items are available:
Holds - Has Local Copy Alert:
If there is an available copy at the requesting library that could fulfill a
hold during hold placement time, alert the patron
Holds - Has Local Copy Block:
If there is an available copy at the requesting library that could fulfill a
hold during hold placement time, do not allow the hold to be placed
These may help also.
Michele
On 4/9/2014 3:24 PM, Kathy Lussier 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) 343-0128
[email protected]
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
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Adam Shire
Member Services Librarian
Fenway Libraries Online <http://flo.org>
617-442-2384
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Michele Morgan, Technical Assistant
North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
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