From 5f1bcfe2808daafc210aebf139fd7fec05e6b7a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jane Sandberg Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:44:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: adding info about item status screen Signed-off-by: Jane Sandberg --- docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/root.adoc | 2 ++ docs/root_cataloging.adoc | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc diff --git a/docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc b/docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2388b56aa3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/cataloging/item_status.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +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 b1e73f4cc0..0fac6c6445 100644 --- 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[] :leveloffset: 1 diff --git a/docs/root_cataloging.adoc b/docs/root_cataloging.adoc index a1cc1115d5..363b6fc668 100644 --- 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[] :leveloffset: 1 -- 2.11.0