Holdings: How to find where Summit items
are, and if they are available
When you locate a record
for a particular title in Summit, click on the link "...Orbis Cascade Alliance libraries have this item".
Once in the "HOLDINGS FOR Summit Central Database" view, you can see
the institution, location within the institution, call number, and status of
each copy of the title will display.
The Alliance institution
owning the item (e.g. "Reed") is at the top of the table.
The location
indicates where that item is located within that institution (e.g. "West
Stacks," "Science Library").
The call number
typically tells you where you can find that item on the shelf. Call numbers for
a given title may be different for each institution, or for different copies at
different locations within the institution.
The
status tells you whether an item is available and, if not, why it is
unavailable and if it may be available in the future. Some common item statuses
that you may see in Summit include:
AVAILABLE - This item
may be requested through Summit Borrowing.
LOCAL USE ONLY - This
item is not generally available for Summit Borrowing, but may be available for
local or on-site borrowing, or ILL.
DUE 12-15-03 - This item
is due on the date indicated, but you may put a hold on the item if it is
generally available for Summit Borrowing.
1 HOLD - A patron has
requested this item but it hasn't been checked out to the borrowing library
yet. You may put another hold on the item if it is generally available for
Summit Borrowing.
MISSING - Item is
missing from the shelves, and will not be requestable through Summit Borrowing.
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