[Koha] How are you using WITHDRAWN toggle?

[Kathy Rippel]

Mickey-

Although we do not use it in this way, I can forsee some libraries 
that might "withdraw" a title because they consider it gone for good. 
When it shows up, whether through circulation or not, they would want 
to sometimes re-establish it as part of the collection. So that might 
conflict with your view.

As a point of information, we just delete titles that we deem "not 
part of the collection" either because they have gone missing too 
long or have been long overdue too long. If the item returns home, or 
is found, it is re-added to the collection, if the collection 
development policy shows further need of the item.

Kathy

At 01:12 PM 8/3/2009, Mickey Coalwell wrote:

>In re: <http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3387>Bug 3387
>
>"Withdrawn" status currently blocks checkout from occurring. It seems to me
>that "Withdrawn" status should also block check-in, prompting staff 
>user with a
>message "ITEM IS WITHDRAWN." The reason this is important: For some libraries,
>LOST items older than x months cannot be returned, as a matter of policy. The
>replacement cost is billed to the patron. Items LOST longer than x months will
>be manually given a WITHDRAWN status by staff, in addition to LOST. This is
>intended to prevent check-in of LOST items older than x months. But if
>WITHDRAWN status allows check-in, then the Returned Item 
>functionality in Fines
>will credit the account with the replacement cost. This should ONLY happen for
>items that are LOST, but NOT for items that are LOST/WITHDRAWN. I can't think
>of a situation in which Koha should legitimately allow a WITHDRAWN item to
>check in, so I'm reporting this as a bug rather than an enhancement; however,
>I'm open to discussion. :)
>------- Comment #1 From <mailto:oleonard at myacpl.org>Owen Leonard 
>2009-07-02 22:02:03 -------
>I don't have an opinion either way, but I want to point out that at the moment
>there is no concrete definition of what "withdrawn" means in Koha. Some
>libraries may already be using it in a way that conflicts with your
>description. I hope folks will chime in, but it might be worth 
>taking the issue
>to the Koha list for wider discussion.
>
>--
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Kathleen D. Rippel
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