FAQs: Using Electronic Reserves

The electronic reserves feature allows online documents to be placed on reserve. SirsiDynix Symphony links a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) address to the list of reserves that the user can search by course ID, course name, or instructor in the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). This HTTP address allows SirsiDynix Symphony to automatically access the information via the Internet.

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Creating a Catalog Record for Electronic Reserves

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Creating a Reserve Record for Electronic Reserves

Creating a Catalog Record for Electronic Reserves

When you create a catalog record for electronic reserves, you will use the Electronic Access entry tag (856) to enter the item’s HTTP address.

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On the Circulation toolbar, open the Add Brief Title wizard’s Set Properties window and make sure the Permanent check box is clear. Clearing the Permanent check box ensures the catalog record you create for the electronic reserve is a temporary record. (Later you can run reports to identify temporary records for removal.)

If the 856 tag does not already display in the User Entries field of the wizard properties, ask your system administrator to add it. The 856 tag must be present for you to create a catalog record for electronic reserves. Your system administrator can also configure the Add Brief Title wizard properties to display additional fields for you to add information such as the instructor’s name.

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Click OK to close the Add Brief Title wizard properties.

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Click the Add Brief Title wizard.

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Type the required information, such as electronic reserve’s title.

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Type the HTTP address in the data area of the 856 tag.

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Enter any additional information in the other tabs, and then click Add Brief Title to save the temporary catalog record for the instructor’s item.

Creating a Reserve Record for Electronic Reserves

Creating active reserve records for electronic documents adds these records with their documents or with the address(es) linking the documents to the list of reserves that the user can search by course ID, course name, or instructor in the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), so students will not have to ask for a physical copy of an article.

To create a reserve record for electronic reserves

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Click the Create Reserve wizard.

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Use the Item Search helper to locate the item.

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Set the statuses and stage as follows.

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On the Basic Information tab, in the Status list, select CURRENT.

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On the Copies tab, click the New Status field on the selected copy to be placed on reserve to display a drop-down list, and then click ON RESERVE. To change the status of all listed copies, in the New Status For All Copies list, select ON RESERVE.

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On the Individual Reserve tab, click the New Stage field on the selected record to display a drop-down list, and then select ACTIVE.

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Click Modify to save your changes.