[MinervaCats] Changing status codes

Sat Mar 7 11:07:44 EST 2009

Hi Ellen,

I'm just wondering about the last paragraph in the email below, stating
that a nonrequestable iType is one that can't be borrowed outside Minerva. 
I think you will get the message "Item xxx is non-reguestable to this
patron xxx," if you try to request anything in list #304 (item type 182
Non-Req Local Loan Only),  
unless you are a patron at that particular library.

Ulla

Ellen Conway <econway54 at gmail.com> writes:

>Hi MinervaCats,
> 
>Thanks to everyone who has responded so far to the Standards
>Committee's request for input about item status codes.  I would like
>to review for you what the committee intends to work on going forward
>from this discussion.
> 
>First of all, we most certainly will be looking at all the item status
>codes with the goal of defining and clarifying them.  There actually
>may be some codes that can be retired.  We would like to be able to
>standardize and simplify as much as possible.
> 
>Second, we do think that there is a need to have a status for items
>that are being held out of circulation but not withdrawn for varied
>reasons that is non-requestable, or in other words, can't be reserved
>by patrons.  It would be wonderful if we could all say that items in
>repair or in tech services will be dealt with in short order, but I
>think the reality is that many libraries' resources and/or priorities
>prevent this from actually happening.  There should be a way of
>changing status so that holds can't be placed.  No decisions have been
>made about which status to use, etc.
> 
>Third, I think that the term itself, "non-requestable", can
>be confusing, owing to the fact that it is used in 2 different ways
>that have different meanings in reference to item records.  When
>talking about item status, "non-requestable" means it can't
>be reserved or held by patrons.  However a nonrequestable i-type is
>one that can't be borrowed outside Minerva. 
> 
>Thanks again for your input,
>Ellen
>
>On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Kimberly Madden <[
>mailto:kmadden at patten.lib.me.us ]kmadden at patten.lib.me.us> wrote:
>
>
>Hello All,
>
>Here's the take on this from Patten Free--
>
>We like the idea of making both "in repair" and "in
>tech serv" be
>non-requestable.  Jay's idea of perhaps standardizing the use of the
>different codes seems to make sense, too.
>So, here is how we currently use the codes to add to the other examples
>accumulating...
>
>Books "in repair" could be out of the loop for a while as we
>are dependent
>upon volunteers for this; it's also possible the book medics may not
>be able
>to save them.
>
>This is also true for items "in tech services" which covers
>a much broader
>range of circumstances.  This is anything and everything that is sent
>to the
>workroom for any kind of cataloguing attention or consideration of its
>physical condition other than standard book repair:  book jacket
>covering
>physically takes place in this room and av material that needs to be
>evaluated for cleaning/repair (in-house or out) or replacement/discard
>also
>collects here.  These can also spend a fair amount of time awaiting
>their
>turn and also may not be returned to the shelves in the end.
>
>Somewhere in the discussion the use of "in processing" was
>also mentioned.
>This is our default status in our template when creating new items.
> These
>are usually headed out to circulation within a few days--again
>dependent
>upon part-time and volunteer schedules to get through the whole
>process.
>Sometimes when checking our part-time assistant's work I will find a
>record
>that I feel needs further work and will set it aside to move the bulk
>of the
>items along.
>
>Hope this is helpful.
>Kimberly
>
>Kimberly Madden
>Head of Technical Services
>Patten Free Library
>33 Summer Street
>Bath, Maine  04530
>207-443-5141
>[ http://www.patten.lib.me.us/ ]www.patten.lib.me.us
> 
>
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Ulla Messerschmidt

Technical Services Librarian

Thomas Memorial Library

6 Scott Dyer Road

Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107

(207) 767-2273 ext, 290

umesserschmidt at thomas.lib.me.us

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