RE: [IUG] Item statuses: Missing vs. On Search

["Lynch, Michael" <lynch at middlebury dot edu>]

Sorry, I couldn't resist.  This whole thread is reminding me of a good quote:

"'Under consideration' means we've lost the file.  'Under active consideration' means we're trying to find it."
--The Complete Yes Minister: The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, by Jonathan Lynn

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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org]On Behalf Of LLC Sheryl
VanderWagen
Sent: Mon, November 20, 2006 12:16 PM
To: IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: Re: [IUG] Item statuses: Missing vs. On Search


Daniel--We changed the label for ON Search to Trace.  We also use the Missing 
status.  The basic difference between them on our system as they are used by 
our members, is that Trace is considered more of a short term (we looked for 
it can't find it right now but we're pretty sure it will turn up-usually 
driven by a recent checkin date) status vs. missing which we treat more as a 
long term (we're pretty sure its gone) status.  Not all of the members use 
both but our larger sites do.  We do a monthly status report for all of 
member libraries and they take those to the shelves to search for the items.  
It is up to each member library what they do after they've searched a number 
of times for those items.  We encourage deletion at some point.

Sheryl VanderWagen
System Librarian
Lakeland Library Cooperative
616-559-5253 x210
616-559-4329 (Fax)
sheryl at llcoop dot org

---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Hersh, Daniel" <dhersh at oaklandlibrary dot org>
To: "'IUG INNOPAC List'" <innopac at innopacusers dot org>
Sent: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:30:23 -0800
Subject: [IUG] Item statuses: Missing vs. On Search

> We've been live on Millennium for less than a month and are still sorting
> out what set of item status codes makes sense for us.  We now have 
> both a "Missing" and an "On Search" status and are thinking of 
> combining them into a single "Missing" status.  Any comments as to 
> whether this is a good or a bad idea?  When we set something to On 
> Search we've already searched for it unsuccessfully, and staff 
> doesn't always have time for a second search--so Missing is really a 
> more accurate description of what's actually going on.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Daniel Hersh
> Manager of Computer & Technical Services
> Oakland Public Library
> dhersh at oaklandlibrary dot org
> 
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