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More information is available at: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:how-to-contribute-documentation Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 l Atlanta, GA 30341 (404) 235-7138 | tmcca...@georgialibraries.org http://help.georgialibraries.org | h...@georgialibraries.org <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 2:10 PM Benjamin Kalish via Evergreen-general < evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote: > Thanks, everyone! This is all super helpful. That said, the fact that no > one has linked to straightforward documentation, while it makes me feel > better about not finding it myself, does make me think that we need to > improve our documentation here. Short of attending a DIG meeting, what is > the best way of getting something on the radar of the documentation folks? > > Benjamin Kalish > Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkal...@forbeslibrary.org > > Support Forbes Library: > > - Consider giving a gift > <https://forbeslibrary.org/giving/donate-online/> to Forbes Library > - Vote for the Friends of Forbes in the Florence Bank Community Grant > Program <https://www.florencebank.com/vote>. > - Join the Friends of Forbes today <https://forbeslibrary.org/friends/> > ! > > Currently reading: *Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and > Geek Underground* by John D. Williams > Just Finished: *Resurgence *by C. J. Cherryh > > For information about accessibility at the library, please see: > http://forbeslibrary.org/accessibility/ > > > On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 1:45 PM Paula Elliott via Evergreen-general < > evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote: > >> Hi Ben, >> >> All of these status change to available when items are checked in. If >> someone lets a reference item be checked out to a patron, when the item is >> returned the Library Use Only status disappears and changes to available. >> Which is why you see reference items with this status. >> >> Paula >> >> On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 12:08 PM Benjamin Kalish via Evergreen-general < >> evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi, folks! >>> >>> I've been unable to find documentation of how item statuses work! Could >>> someone point me in the right direction? >>> >>> I know there is a list of item status and instructions for adding new >>> status at Evergreen docs / System Administration From the Staff Client >>> / Item Statuses >>> <https://docs.evergreen-ils.org/eg/docs/3.8/admin/copy_statuses.html#:~:text=To%20navigate%20to%20the%20item,of%20items%20in%20your%20system.>, >>> but it leaves some fundamental questions unanswered: >>> >>> - Besides staff editing an item directly, what are the other >>> conditions that cause the item status to change, and how do they change? >>> - Do all items get reshelving status on check in? >>> - When reshelving status expires, what determines the new status? >>> >>> I'm particularly interested in how items with status custom statuses (we >>> use In Library Use, Display, and Storage a lot at my library) change on >>> checkin, but I feel like all of this should be well documented in some easy >>> to find place. >>> >>> Benjamin Kalish >>> Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkal...@forbeslibrary.org >>> >>> Support Forbes Library: >>> >>> - Consider giving a gift >>> <https://forbeslibrary.org/giving/donate-online/> to Forbes Library >>> - Vote for the Friends of Forbes in the Florence Bank Community >>> Grant Program <https://www.florencebank.com/vote>. >>> - Join the Friends of Forbes today >>> <https://forbeslibrary.org/friends/>! >>> >>> Currently reading: *Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and >>> Geek Underground* by John D. Williams >>> Just Finished: *Resurgence *by C. J. Cherryh >>> >>> For information about accessibility at the library, please see: >>> http://forbeslibrary.org/accessibility/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Evergreen-general mailing list >>> Evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org >>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Paula Elliott* >> *Head of Technical Services* >> *Forbes Library* >> *20 West Street* >> >> *Northampton, MA 01060* >> >> *413-587-1011 x4528* >> *pelli...@forbeslibrary.org* <pelli...@forbeslibrary.org> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Evergreen-general mailing list >> Evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org >> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > Evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >
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