Hi Michael, is setting up a new item type for these kind of items an option for you? I believe with an item type you could achieve what you want to do within the circulation conditions. Katrin On 07.01.21 22:10, Michael Adamyk wrote:
Hi everyone, I am the manager for a Koha consortium, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to make an item that is available for checkout only at the local branch, and nowhere else. (Generally we share items freely between libraries ("branches").) In this case, though, there shouldn't be any holds placed on it from anywhere other than the home library. Think a special collection that is only available to local patrons.
In the past, we've gotten around this two ways: 1. Set up a "Local Availability Only" lost status. This works well, except that it is temporary and is cleared every time an item is checked in. Not very good for a long-term solution. 2. Set up our circ rules to prevent holds on specific item types. This works only as long as other librarians don't decide to override the holds restrictions. If they do, it doesn't work as planned.
What are your suggestions? Is there a Koha setting for precisely this type of situation that I am overlooking? Thanks in advance for your help!