Paperbacks Will Float

This is a notice from Diana Morales of COMS that beginning Sunday, March 15, 2009, HPL will begin to “float” the CEN Uncatalogued Paperback Collection.

"The general idea is that materials are housed wherever our customers drop them off. Thus, if Customer X borrows an uncatalogued paperback at Central, and returns it to Jungman, then Jungman becomes the new owning location for that item. The important thing is that it becomes “owned” by whatever location checks it in. You MUST check returned items in for them to reflect your location. The change in the owning location will be instantaneous; you do not need to change the code--the system will change it. Rather than returning the item to the lending branch, you may shelve and use it at your branch. Due to issues with the III system, no other Central materials will float for the time being. Central items other than the uncatalogued paperbacks will go back in transit to Central."