Good morning, Dawn- Yes, the best way to handle this is to place a copy hold and fill it. The branch where the hold is available for pick-up shows in the patron account and in the item record,
Diane Disbro Circulation Coordinator/Branch Manager Union Branch Scenic Regional Library 308 Hawthorne Drive Union, MO 63084 (636) 583-3224 On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Joan Kranich <jkran...@cwmars.org> 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 <dfr...@bapl.org> 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 > jkran...@cwmars.org > 508-755-3323 ext. 321 <(508)%20755-3323> or ext. 1 >