Good point- "On hold" would be less confusing for patrons.
Susan Bennett
ILS System Administrator
Geauga County Public Library
440 286-6811 x 125
440 286-7419 FAX
> I know our patrons are confused by "available". We've had more then oneSusan, do you suggest "not currently on shelf" because you don't want
> patron come in to pick up an item that the OPAC said was available only to
> discover that the book was on the hold shelf for another patron an they
> could not take it out. How about something like "not currently on shelf".
to show that the item is on hold? We used "not on shelf" at one time
and found that it too was confusing for patrons, being so ambiguous.