Hi Johnnie,
Out of the box, Evergreen should already be using proximity in the way
you describe. It starts within the branch and, if there is nothing
available, it searches for a copy that is closest in proximity in the
org tree, typically the system. If it is not filling holds that way,
then there may be something else that is preventing the hold from
filling. For example, maybe there is a hold rule that prevents that
particular copy from filling the hold.
Kathy
On 07/01/2015 04:22 PM, Pippin, Johnnie wrote:
Ben and all,
Thank you for your valuable information.
We have an issue with certain systems having holds placed but looking outward
to fulfill the hold within the consortium instead of first searching the
available hold within its owning system.
Our configuration for searching placed holds should be as follows:
Hold placed at branch
Search branch, not available
Search System, not available
Search Consortium
It seems that this works some of the time but not always. Proximity is key for
what we want accomplished.
Thanks!
- Johnnie
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no
good." - Samuel Johnson
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Johnnie,
We use it to prioritize hold fulfillment based on the way our courier is set
up, hoping to minimize transit time for the patron.
Beth Longwell
Sage Library System
On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Michele Morgan <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi Johnnie,
NOBLE implemented "Traditional with Holds Always Go Home" Best-Hold
Selection Sort Order systemwide so that items will always travel home
if there are any holds for pickup at the owning library.
We actually tweaked it a bit, removing approx and aprox. Since we do
not adjust proximity, there's no need to include them.
Hope this helps.
Michele
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On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Ben Shum <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Johnnie,
Bibliomation implemented Best-Hold Selection Sort Order changes for
at least one member library that required a specific approach to
holds that differed from the rest of our consortium. I described
that use case in more detail in this post to the dev list a few years
ago (
http://markmail.org/message/pdksulwazgwzlro4) and that led to the
feature's development too. Since implementation, we have had no
complaints about hold prioritization for the use case, so I consider
that a "Pro" of "it works for us" with no speakable "Cons" for now.
Can you give us a little more information about what potential use
case are you hoping to achieve with the feature? Are you trying to
raise or prioritize holds for a given subset of libraries? Is it
based on geography, distance, political alliances? There are lots of
options and not all may result in optimal or expected outcomes...
-- Ben
On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Pippin, Johnnie <
[email protected]> wrote:
Good morning,
NC Cardinal is reviewing the Best-Hold Selection Sort Order for
holds placed in our consortium and wanted to gather some information
from the community before we move forward.
Has anyone implemented this process? If currently using, what are
the pros and cons of the Best-Hold Selecting Sort Order?
Are there any major problems to be made aware of when using
Best-Hold Selecting Sort Order?
Thanks!
- Johnnie
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