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Holds
- Enter the barcode or partial name for the patron you'd like to hold the book for.
- You will be brought to a page where you can alter (if necessary) and/or confirm the hold
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TIP: Note that in this case an error message appears notifying the circulation librarians that the patron might want to pick the book up at his/her home branch.
- From here you can pick to either hold the next available item or a particular item
- Item level holds are available by checking the box next to a particular item
- An item is available for an item level hold if
- it is not lost AND,
- it is not marked not for loan AND,
- it is not withdrawn AND,
- it is not damaged (unless the AllowHoldsOnDamagedItems system preference is ON), AND
- it is not on loan (unless the AllowOnShelfHolds system preference is ON)
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TIP: If independent branches is on and the canreservefromotherbranches system preference is OFF, a staff operator is prevented from placing an item-level hold request on an item from a different branch
- To confirm the hold, click 'Place Hold'
Reordering holds
- Hold priority can be altered by viewing the holds for the title
- To view holds on a title, click the 'Holds' tab on the left
- By changing the priority number a patron can be moved up or down on the list of holds
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