[Koha] Disallowing holds

[Cab Vinton]

Thank you, Susan.

I found what you're referring to under Administration > Circulation
and fines rules ("Defining default issuing rules").

Works as advertised!

Cab Vinton, Director
Sanbornton Public Library
Sanbornton, NH


On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Susan Bennett
<susan.bennett at geaugalibrary.info> wrote:
> Hi Cab,
>
> Look in the Issuing rules under Administration. At the very bottom of that
> page is a grid to set hold policy's by Item type - at least on 3.0100014...
>
> Susan Bennett
> ILS System Administrator
> Geauga County Public Library
> 440 286-6811 x 125
> 440 286-7419 FAX
>
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Cab Vinton <bibliwho at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way to do disallow holds for certain classes of materials,
>> or at the individual item/ record level? I've poked around the
>> settings for Item Types & the item-level subfields, but haven't found
>> anything yet.
>>
>> The ability to do this would come in handy because we're thinking of
>> adding records to our catalog for the downloadable audiobooks our
>> patrons have access to through Overdrive.
>>
>> Other libraries have found that instead of going to the Overdrive site
>> to place holds/ get access to the audiobooks, patrons invariably
>> attempt to place a hold through the catalog. Does not work, needless
>> to say, & just creates more work for the library staff.
>>
>> The same basic idea would also apply to downloadable ebooks, streaming
>> music via Naxos, etc.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Cab Vinton, Director
>> Sanbornton Public Library
>> Sanbornton, NH
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