Preconditions
materials for reading room/in house use are defined by loan type and location
rare collections can be requested to the rare collections service point and used supervised
regular reading room/in house material can be requested to the reading room service point and used within the building
items are stored at the service point for the whole loan period and are handed out to patrons on request during service point opening hours
Workflow in current system
special loan status for in house use is tied to “reading room only” loan type
items are requested to the respective service point, checked out to the patron and stored on a shelf
handling through printed pick/hold slips: request slip stays at the service point and indicates that item is out with patron
item is on patron’s account, in house use loan status signals that item is on reading room shelf
in house use loan status prevents self check in/check out
Planned workaround in Folio
request policy allows items to be requested to the respective service points
items are stored on a shelf and checked out to the patron with “reading room” loan policy
handling through printed pick/holdlips: request slip stays at the service point and indicates that item is out with patron
item is on patron’s account, patron info on loan signals that item is on reading room shelf
issues: self check in/check out is not prevented, careful handling of paper slips necessary
Future requirements
possibility of “temporary check out” to patron and “check in back to reading room shelf”
overview of what is out with patrons and what is on reading room shelf without having to rely on paper slips
accurate information on patron’s account without having to enter a patron loan info
SIP2 considerations: self check in/check out needs to be prevented