[ILL-L] new library -- new problem

[Barbara Syvertson]

I guess I should have qualified my response..I always would look at the
lending string to see where we stood. If we were the only one listed or at
the end, I would conditional the response similar to what Julia said. I have
just had some bad luck with conditionals where the other library is confused
and says yes. Then what? Back to where we started. The bottom line is that
we aren't going to fill it because we don't own it. I guess we are all
trying to achieve the same thing...quality work in a short amount of time.
Thankfully, we don't have a confusing symbol. 
Barb

>>> "Julia L. Graham-Whitt" <jlg7001 at humboldt.edu> 10/01/08 3:56 PM >>>
At 09:21 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote:
>I would cancel the request with the reason, title not owned. I would 
>then send an email to the requesting library and ask them to change 
>it in their records if necessary. But, I would love to hear what 
>others would do.
>Barb

If one is selecting the wrong code by mistake, it's not helpful to 
the borrower to be told "not owned."  Telling them that you might 
want to try UZ0 (spelling out zero might help) is MUCH more 
helpful.  I've occasionally gotten the "not owned" response when that 
library is the ONLY one that owns it, and it always baffles me.  If 
it's lost, then it'd be better to take your holding off the bib 
record.  But that's a different matter. :)

I think a condition would be most helpful in this case.  But that's just me!

Julia

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