RE: requests & closed stacks

["Fox, Linda J." <FoxLJ@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tammy,

I don't know whether this will work in your situation, but could you possibly
set up your closed stacks as if it were a branch library?

Linda Fox
Library Assistant, Technical Services Division
304 Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri--Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO  64110

phone: (816) 235-5290
fax: (816) 333-5584
email: foxlj@xxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Julie A. Kowalewski-Ward [mailto:jaward@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:15 PM
To: INNOPAC@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: requests & closed stacks



Tammy - We have a similar situation.  We moved a large number of books
into a storage facility this summer.  We wanted the patrons to "page" the
books using the Request function.  We gave all the material in this remote
location it's own status.  We then worked with Innovative in setting it up
so that books with that status could be requested even if they were
available.  Hope this helps.  You can contact me directly if you have any
more questions.  julie

Julie Kowalewski Ward
Circulation Department Head
Clark Library
San Jose State University
jaward@xxxxxxxxxx
(408) 924-2708

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Tammy K. Baker wrote:

> 
> 	Our library plans to activate the "automatic patron requests"
> function in the near future.  In the OPAC Options, we have a setting of
> "Deny if Local Available" and that's what we want for most of our
> locations.  However, we have one location in which we would like for our
> patrons to request available items from.  While this location is closed to
> the public, its materials are not.  This location exists because our main
> library building cannot hold all of our volumes so our less frequently
> used titles are stored at the closed location, which is like a warehouse.
> Once daily, a student assistant will retrieve requested items that are
> shelved at that location.
> 
> 	We cannot be the only Innopac site with a closed stacks location
> so I'm wondering how other libraries with a similar situation are dealing
> with this.  While we don't want patrons requesting available items from
> locations they can get to themseleves, they do need to request available
> items from the location that is closed to the public.
> 
> 	Any advice?
> 
>         Thank you,
> 
>         Tammy K. Baker
>         Wyndham Robertson Library
>         Hollins University
> 
>         voice:  540/362-6082
>         fax:    540/362-6756
>         email:  tbaker@xxxxxxxxxx               
> 
> 
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