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Guide to the Status Descriptions of Items
Note: Unless noted, items with a particular status can fill hold
requests.
Item Status |
Meaning/function |
| Available | An item that is not committed to a patron. If it is available for checkout, it should be found on the shelf. If it isn’t on the shelf, then it is being prepared in the backroom. |
| Checked Out | Currently checked out to a patron. |
| Cleared | Hold not picked up by reserving patron. Being prepared to send to next patron or to owning library. |
Display |
Currently on display in a special location at the library. Cannot fill hold requests. Magazines currently reserved for in-house library use: might be available for checkout in the future. |
| Grand Opening | Opening Day collection that is available for checkout but not for holds yet. |
In Process |
In the process of being added to the system. Cannot fill hold requests. |
In Transit |
On its way from one library to another. Usually takes a few days to get there. |
Lib Use Only |
Library use only. Cannot fill hold requests. Cannot be checked out. |
Mendery |
Currently being fixed due to damage. Cannot fill hold requests. |
On Hold Shelf |
Waiting at a branch for the person who requested the item. |
On Order |
In the process of being purchased. Cannot fill hold requests. |
| Reserved | To be shelved on the hold shelves. |
| Reshelving | Checked in item prepared to be reshelved. |
Rotation TFR |
Item is part of a collection in the process of being transferred to another library. Cannot fill hold requests. |
Last Updated: March 17, 2011
