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Circulation Status/Order Information Help

Following are the possible "Circulation Status" and "Order Information" notes you will see displayed for each record at the top of the Library Record page.

STATUS
WHAT THIS MEANS
WHAT YOU CAN DO
At Bindery Item is being repaired. Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to have the item held for you when it is repaired.
Checked Out - Due on (date) Checked out; due on the date indicated. (If the book is from the main collection, it may be checked out for three weeks and renewed three times unless someone places a hold on it.)

Checked out; on long term loan (more than 3 weeks):
  • Date near end of spring semester, e.g., 5/24/03 (checked out to a faculty member for the academic year)
  • Date near end of fall or spring semester, e.g., 12/12/02 (checked out to a graduate student for the semester)
  • Date other than one of the ones above (checked out to a special category of borrower, e.g., mendery)
    		•  Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to initiate a recall of the item.
    Checked In - (date) Checked in at Circulation within the last 2 days. The item could: 1) already be reshelved, 2) waiting on a reshelving truck on the 2nd or 3rd floors near the main stairwell, or 3) still at Circulation. Check all three locations if necessary.
    In Process -- as of (date) Item is currently being cataloged. Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to have the item cataloged and held for you at Circulation.
    Lost - System Applied -- as of (date) Checked out and 45 days overdue on the date indicated; the borrower has been billed for the item. You may use Interlibrary Loan to borrow the item from another library by completing a request form.
    Lost - Library Applied (Requests: 1) -- as of (date) Checked out, recalled, and billed on the date indicated because the borrower did not respond to a recall request.
    Missing - (date) Item has been missing for at least one year and is being considered for replacement. You may use Interlibrary Loan to borrow the item from another library by completing a request form.
    Not Checked Out Not checked out. Item should be on the shelf. (Exception: If there is also Order Information which says "1 Copy Received as of (date)" follow the directions for that status.) If you do not find the item on the shelf: 1) check the reshelving trucks on the 2nd or 3rd floors near the main stairwell or 2) ask for assistance.
    Not Checked Out -- has (1) request(s) Not checked out and not where it should be in the Library bookstacks; hold placed for a patron; the Library staff is searching for it. You may also complete a Search Hold Card at Circulation to have it reserved for you.
    On Hold -- CIRC (Requests: 1) On hold shelf at Circulation waiting for pickup (if just checked in today, may not be on hold shelf yet).
    1 Copy Ordered -- as of (date)
    (Order Information)    		 Item has been ordered but not yet received in the Library. Check later for changed status and actions available to you with the new status.
    1 Copy Received -- as of (date)
    (Order Information>    		 Item has been received and is currently being cataloged. Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to have the item cataloged and held for you at Circulation.
    Order being Prepared
    (Order Information)    		 Item is in the process of being ordered by the Library. Check later for changed status and actions available to you with the new status.
    Overdue - Due on (date) Checked out and overdue; due on the date indicated. Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to initiate a recall of the item.
    Recall Request (Requests: 1) - Due on (date) Checked out, recalled at request of another patron. You may also complete a Search Hold Card at Circulation to have it reserved for you.
    Renewed - Due on (date) Checked out, due on date indicated. If a book is from the main collection it can be renewed three times unless someone places a hold on it. Fill out a Search Hold Card at Circulation to initiate a recall of the item.