Thank you all for the insight and definitions! Dawn
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > 508-755-3323 ext. 321 <(508)%20755-3323> or ext. 1 > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > >
