No paging slip for checked out items

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:30:33 -0800 (PST)

From: Nancy L Nathanson <nnathans@darkwing.uoregon.edu>

To: Summit circ contacts <summit-circ@lists.uoregon.edu>

Subject: No paging slip for checked out items?

To: Summit Borrowing Committee

From: Nancy N.

** No paging slip for checked out items **

(one response per member institution, please)

A local server can be configured to prevent printing a Summit Borrowing

paging slip for an item that is already checked out or if other holds

precede the SB request. (You may recall that we mentioned this new

feature at Summit Borrowing Day in July.)

1. Is your site set up to take advantage of this feature, and not print

paging slips for checked out items?

YES/NO

2. If YES, comments on (a) how it's working now, and (b) whether you think

it's still a good idea, implications for other Summit Borrowing processes,

etc.:

________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for replying ... I'll add a column to this web page to show which

members have set up this option.

http://www.orbiscascade.org/staffhome/local_features.html

	Suppress paging slips for checked out items? If no, # days retained:
Clark
COCC	no
CWU
EOU
EWU	no	Gary: We keep track of these paging slips to determine, after a period of time, if the request can be transferred to a different 'available' copy, should our copy still be checked out
GFU	yes	Louise: I think it's a good feature, but if the item is checked out and not available, is it appearing on the paged too long list? I assume it is not, which is a good thing, but might cause some concern for the borrowing patron.
L&C
Linfield	no
Marylhurst	no	Carrie: We keep the slips to see if we can fill the request. If we can't fill it after a couple of days, we cancel the hold so it can be transferred to another institution.	2
MHCC
OHSU	yes	requested; implemented 12/6/04
OIT	no
OSU	no
Pacific	no
PCC
PSU
Reed	no	Mark: We print them, hold them, and cancel them if they are checked out too long. (We look at the due date and cancel those that are on extended loan. If we are the only holder, we usually keep them if the due date is between 7-10 days. And when they become overdue by 3-5 days, we cancel the holds. later: “I don't remember seeing one recently. I may just be remembering from before the 'smart holds' where they were appearing on our extended due date items.”)[2/3/05]	?
SMC	no	Sue: We watch the requests for checked out items and cancel with re-request if other copies are available. If not, we hold on to the request a few days and keep checking on the status.	a few
SOU	yes	implemented 12/2/04. Verna: “Like the University of Washington, we can track these requests through our reports later.”
SPU	yes	requested; implemented 12/6/04
SU
TESC	no
UO	no	Shirien: we really LIKE having those paging slips in our pending file, so we don't think we are going to make any changes.
UP	yes	requested; implemented 12/6/04
UPS
UW	no	Pam: “Like other sites, we have not been taking advantage of this. Like EWU we were keeping the slips, monitoring the transaction and canceling if ours became long overdue or another became available. Since we have decentralized much Summit processing this tracking is not as easily accomplished. We have been considering using this option to no longer get these slips. The requests will still show on the borrowing sites Requested too long list and so they would come to our attention when sites inquire about them.”
WOU	no	Lori: We keep track of these paging slips to determine, after a period of time, if the request can be transferred to a different 'available' copy, should our copy still be checked out.
Whit	no	Jen: we keep the paging slips until they are overdue by 2-3 days, then I cancel them since by then they have usually been requested for 10-12 days and the patrons are probably beyond needing the materials anymore.	10-12
WSU	no
WWU	no
WU	yes	requested; implemented 12/6/04

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