Hi Holly, In terms of existing functionality, you can assign a "Hold Priority" to a permission group in Admin -> Server Admin -> Permission Groups. By default it's zero, and you can set it to a positive or negative number. A negative number would give a user in that permission group a lower priority for holds.
I haven't tested this out, but it may work for your situation. Hope this helps, Michele -- Michele M. Morgan, Technical Support Analyst North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts mmor...@noblenet.org On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Cerninakova Eva <cer...@jabok.cz> wrote: > Hi Holly, > > when we need to catch particular copy of material that is circulating at a > time and don't want to place a hold, we usually use the "Alert message" in > copy editor. When the copy is being checked in (or out) the message pops > out and the staff is alerted that an action should be taken with the copy > (I am not sure if there isn´t any settling that could affect the popping > out). The alert message pops out until it has been deleted. It is possible > to apply the alert message to more copies at once. > > I think this might solve your problem temporarily (though I understand > that it might be complication to confirm the overriding of alert message > every time the DVD is being checked in/out until the DVD is no more on > hold). > > Eva > > > > > > > --- > Mgr. Eva Cerniňáková > cer...@jabok.cz > Tel. +420 211 222 409 > > Knihovna Jabok > http:/knihovna.jabok.cz > Tel. +420 211 222 410 > > Jabok - Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická > Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2 > > > 2016-10-08 16:59 GMT+02:00 Benjamin Kalish <bkal...@forbeslibrary.org>: > >> I agree that this would be useful. >> >> Benjamin Kalish >> Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkal...@forbeslibrary.org >> >> Currently reading: *All the Light We Cannot See* by Anthony Doerr >> Just Finished: *Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot *by >> Patricia >> C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer >> >> For information about accessibility at the library, please see: >> http://forbeslibrary.org/accessibility/ >> >> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Holly Brennan <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us> >> wrote: >> >>> A staff member needs to put a lot of DVDs on hold to assess the physical >>> condition, but is in no rush. We don’t want to prevent patrons from >>> renewing items they have just because of our staff hold. >>> >>> >>> >>> In other words, we’re looking for something that’s the opposite of the >>> force/recall hold types. A “timid” hold….a pushover that’s okay with being >>> sent to the back of the line until absolutely no one else cares about the >>> item. It would speak up only after the item is checked in and moves to >>> Available status. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone else feel this would be a useful addition? Or maybe there’s a way >>> to make this process work with the existing ILS functions? Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> -Holly >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Holly Brennan >>> >>> Technology Specialist >>> >>> Homer Public Library >>> >>> Homer, Alaska >>> >>> >>> >>> hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov >>> >>> 907-435-3154 (direct) >>> >>> 907-235-3180 (main desk) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >