[Publib] processing books for multiple locations (branches)

[Julie Bauer]

1.  The only thing that looks different in the catalog is that items on order show a location "Library Administration."  Otherwise, when an item is checked into a branch, the location is that branch until it leaves again.  So the answer to both parts of this question is "yes".

2. Yes, a branch only gets requests for items on its shelves, but that was true before.


----- Original Message ----
From: Beverly Michaels <bmichaels at ccls.org>
To: Julie Bauer <julie at 4bauers.us>; booklette93m at yahoo.com; publib at webjunction.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:52:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Publib] processing books for multiple locations (branches)

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Could you briefly explain how the ILS indicates where a 
given item is at a given time? Specifically...
    When you look up an item in the patron catalog, how can you tell 
  whether a particular library has it on their shelf? Would a patron 
  checking from home be able to tell whether his/her local branch has a 
  particular title on the shelf?
    How does the ILS generate paging requests for items on hold? Does each 
  library get only the requests for items on shelf at that 
  library?
Just curious-- I can't see our county ever 
instituting such a system as we are a federation of relatively independent 
libraries, with separate library boards, budgets, and collection development 
policies.
 
Beverly Michaels 
Circulation Services 
Tredyffrin Public Library 
610-688-7092, ext 201 



From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Julie Bauer
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [Publib] processing books for multiple locations (branches)



Not only can I envision it, our library system has been floating its collection for over a month.  And we're far from the only ones doing so.

Julie Bauer
Collection Development Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Leesburg, VA
http://www.lcpl.lib.va.us/

----- Original Message ----
From: Peggy S <booklette93m at yahoo.com>
To: publib at webjunction.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:42:45 AM
Subject: [Publib] processing books for multiple locations (branches)

        Just       wondering if anyone here in libraries with multiple branches processes (or       has this done by vendor) books without stamping or otherwise physically       identifying the book as belonging to a particular branch?  Can you       envision shelving the books at the branch where they are checked in       instead of sending them back to the branch they were originally meant       for?  (The barcode being the only distinguishing       characteristic).

Thanks.

Peggy

  






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