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Library Systems: Holds and Transit

Systemsy Things

Quick reminder: When an item appears on the Pull List - you must scan it first before placing the item on the hold shelf. Otherwise the item is not on hold and the patron will not be notified!

Holds

Students can place Holds on items by signing in to their library account.

  • This will work for having items sent from one campus to another campus (e.g.: Newtown to Bristol), as well as placing items on the hold shelf at Newtown (i.e.: a student wants to ensure the item will be there when they arrive).

Please see the following videos that go over these scenarios from both the user perspective and the staff perspective.

Staff can process holds and transfer of items between campuses. 

  • The basic work flow to check for holds to pull in the morning is different. Rather than checking the reference desk email for a pull list, you go into the WMS Staff UI > Circulation > Reports > Pull List
  • The basic process to send or receive items in transit, on hold, from a patron, etc., is to scan the barcode into "Check In" and follow any prompts on screen.

Student Holds Requesting

Staff Holds Processing

 

After the item is "checked in at Bristol" a Hold pickup notice will go to the student. They are run at the top of every hour. Here is an example:

Staff Processing Transit Items