We experimented with this setting when items were being quarantined.
The idea was to prevent patrons viewing their accounts from seeing that a
hold was ready when the item was in quarantine.
We never actually put it in practice, but did realize that the hold shelf
delay library setting did not
There is a Library Setting in Local Admin that determines the delay.
Search for 'Hold Shelf Delay' and it'll pop up.
We have this in place at Bibliomation but it's not as common to see the
status.
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 9:51 AM Elaine Hardy via Evergreen-general <
I haven't seen it either. According to
https://docs.evergreen-ils.org/3.1/_settings_overview.html
The purpose is to provide an interval of time after an item goes into the
on-holds-shelf status before it appears to patrons that it is actually on
the holds shelf. This gives staff time to process
Good morning -
One of our Missouri Evergreen libraries saw this Status in a patron's list
of holds - Hold Shelf Delay. What does that mean ?! We have never seen it
before.
Thank you.
Diane Disbro
Pronouns: she/her
Circulation Coordinator
Scenic Regional Library
251 Union Plaza Drive
Union, MO
