Placing a Title-Level Hold from Circulation Desk Mode
To place a title-level hold for a patron from Circulation Desk mode:
1. Retrieve the patron's record and choose the Holds tab.
In the Holds tab, Millennium Circulation displays the holds that are active for the current patron.
2. Choose the Add Holds button. Millennium Circulation opens a new search window.
3. Search the database to retrieve the desired title.
4. From the Summary tab, choose the Hold Copy Returned Soonest button.
5. Millennium Circulation prompts you to enter the information for the hold.
NOTE: If you are placing title-level holds for a patron from the Holds tab, Millennium Circulation can automatically use the Pickup Location, Not-Wanted-Before Date, and Not-Wanted-After Date you specify for any subsequent holds you place for this patron. However, Millennium Circulation will not retain these settings after you close the patron record.
Pickup Location
Millennium allows you to choose from the locations previously defined in the Hold Pickup Locations table. Millennium displays these locations in a drop-down list.
Limit to Location
Because Millennium Circulation does not verify that any of the bibliographic record's items actually belong to the location you specify here, it is recommended that in most cases you do not limit a title-level hold to the first item returned at a specific location.
Not wanted before date
The patron can specify a date before which Millennium should not fill the holds. You can key in a date, or use the 'C' command to access the calendar. Millennium will only accept a date that falls within the next 180 days.
NOTE: If all of the other holds on a title are satisfied before the Not-Wanted-Before-Date occurs, Millennium will be unable to page an item to satisfy the hold. An item must be checked in on or after the Not-Wanted-Before-Date to trigger the hold. Because of this, it is recommended that you specify Not-Wanted-Before-Dates only for holds that are placed on high demand items.
Not wanted after date
The patron can specify a date after which the hold request will expire. If the hold is still active after this date but is not yet on the holdshelf, it will be removed when expired holds are periodically cleared.
Hold Note
You can enter a brief informational note. Hold notes display when you view the holds for a patron or the holds on a bibliographic or item record. Hold notes also appear on the paging slips that are printed when items are requested from other locations.
After you click OK, the hold is placed and it appears as a line in the patron's Holds tab.
NOTE: If the patron that you select has exceeded the number specified in the Max Holds element in the Automatic Patron Blocks table, Millennium Circulation prompts you to override the Max Holds block.
For additional information, refer to the User Manual:
