Docs: adding info about item status screen

Signed-off-by: Jane Sandberg <sandbej@linnbenton.edu>

diff --git a/docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc b/docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc
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+Using the Item Status interface
+-------------------------------
+indexterm:[copies]
+indexterm:[items]
+
+The Item Status interface is a powerful tool that can give you a lot of information
+about specific items in your catalog.
+
+Accessing the Item Status interface
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+There are three ways to access the item status interface:
+
+Through the Search menu
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+. Click *Search -> Search for Copies by Barcode*.
+. Scan your barcode.
+
+Through the Circulation menu
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+. Click *Circulation -> Item Status*.
+. Scan your barcode.
+
+From the OPAC view
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+. Click *Search -> Search the Catalog*.
+. Find a bibliographic record that you are interested in.
+. Make sure you are on the _OPAC View_ tab of that record.
+. Locate the _BARCODE_ column in the holdings session.
+. Click _view_ next to the barcode of the item you're interested
+in.
+
+
+Specific fields
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Active date
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+indexterm:[active date]
+indexterm:[copies,activating]
+indexterm:[items,activating]
+
+This date is automatically added by Evergreen the first time
+an item receives a status that is considered active (i.e. the
+first date on which patrons could access the copy).  While your
+consortium may customize which statuses are considered active
+and which are not, statuses like _Available_ and _On holds shelf_
+are typically considered active, and statuses like _In process_ or
+_On order_ are typically not.
+

diff --git a/docs/root.adoc b/docs/root.adoc
index b1e73f4..0fac6c6 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/root.adoc
+++ b/docs/root.adoc
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ include::cataloging/conjoined_items.adoc[]
 
 include::cataloging/cataloging_electronic_resources.adoc[]
 
+include::cataloging/item_status.adoc[]
+
 include::cataloging/volcopy_editor.adoc[]
 
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diff --git a/docs/root_cataloging.adoc b/docs/root_cataloging.adoc
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--- a/docs/root_cataloging.adoc
+++ b/docs/root_cataloging.adoc
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ include::admin/staff_client-return_to_results_from_marc.adoc[]
 Working with holdings data
 ==========================
 
+include::cataloging/item_status.adoc[]
+
 include::cataloging/volcopy_editor.adoc[]
 
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