The easiest way is to ask your vendors to include genre information in the 655_a field of the MARC record, so it’s added upon import. You can also add it by editing your records manually or by using the MARC editing tools, such as certain Utilities or Authority Control.
Yes! Add as many genre fields as you need for your patrons to find the item in Search. Keep in mind that only one genre will be displayed in the Items module, but you can click on the pencil icon to open the Genre Editor and view the rest.
Genre information is pulled from the 655_a MARC tag. You can view and modify the data in Items using the Items Editor or MARC View Editor.
Patrons do need to sign in to the Researcher to write a review. The default Alexandria login information is Username = Barcode and Password = Last name. See our step-by-step instructions on writing reviews, and read more about Reviews.
There sure is! You can choose to automatically show or hide checked out items in the results list by using Scout preferences. Go to Builder > Searching and look at the Scout column. In the Unavailable Items row, check whether you want to hide or show unavailable items.
Generally, you will see On-Shelf Holds on items that were “Available” when the hold was placed, meaning it should be on the shelf. Once you’ve pulled the On-Shelf Holds from the shelves, bookdrop them to change their status to In-Stock. Then place them in the holds area of your library for patrons to check out. For more information on the two, see Best Practices for Holds.
Holds are placed on either a title or copy record when a patron would like to check it out as soon as it is available. However, a reservation is placed on an item for a specific date range.
Yes and no, depending on the situation. If a patron tries to check out an item but their transaction period interferes with the reservation, then they will not be able to check the item out. However, if the transaction does not collide with the reservation, then they can still check out the item. Check out our articles on the Reservations tab in Librarian and placing a reservation through Search for more information.
Yes! As long as the reservation is placed for a date that the item will be available, such as after the due date of the current check out period, then there is no issue with placing reservations for items currently checked out.
Patrons can place a reservation up to 90 days in advance.