I thought staff released holds that stayed on the checkout queue for a
certain number of weeks without being picked up; is that no longer the case?
Cindy
On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Deborah Murray <dmarc-noreply@freelists
.org> wrote:
Hi Melissa,
There are actually only four books with holds right now—three are being
held for a specific proofer and one is being held for staff.
The only way to release a book is to write to staff and ask for the hold
to be removed. Mostly, they won’t remove a hold unless you’re the one who
put the hold on in the first place.
Sometimes staff removes holds that have languished for weeks and the
proofer hasn’t picked it up.
Of course you “can” download a book with a hold—there is nothing
physically preventing you from doing that. The real issue is “should” you
download a book with a hold, and the anser is “NO”. There is a reason for
the holds and the hold needs to be honored.
Deborah
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*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] the check out cue.
Hi.
I was looking at the check out cue. There are lots of books on hold for
people, and it goes back a long way. I am wondering if there is a way to
release the holds or to get an updated list. I ask because I was able to
download a book that was on hold for someone else. When I realized this, I
put it back into the cue, and the date was somewhere in December or
January. Just thought that I would bring this up.
Best,
Melissa R. Green And Pj
"Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends
it, but also the father who wipes away the tears."
