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At-a-glance – ELA HOLDS

Place the hold · Bring up the patron’s record · Click on the Holds tab · Click “Add Holds” · Scan the book barcode · Click “Hold Selected Item” · Select “Place hold” · Enter data: “Pickup location” is the borrower’s **alpha** school code · Select “OK” when done entering HOLD information · Repeat until all requests have been filled · If you are filling multiple requests, do one patron at a time

Activate the hold · Change to “Check in” mode · Scan the book barcodes · If you are filling multiple requests, do one school at a time · Select “Yes” when asked about printing a slip · Place a transit slip in each book · Place the books in a “DPS Shares” bag, one bag per school · Add a pink instructions sheet to each bag · Repeat until all the books are bagged up   · Bring the bags to the second floor (south) for mailing

If there are problems · Cancel the hold and do a normal check out to the patron · Send the material to the patron’s home library via inter office mail