In some cases, your library might order an item for use by a specific person or department within your institution. These items are generally kept by person or department, rather than the library (though they may still be owned by the library). If you order such items, you can enter the person or department the item is for. This lets you print a borrower mailing label when you receive the item. You can use the printed label as a delivery slip to expedite the delivery of the item to the person or department.
The person or department you enter must be a borrower defined on your system. (To create a borrower record, see the Circulation Guide.) You can choose whether or not you will catalog these items. Some libraries will catalog the items and note the person or department who has the title in the location or collection code. (For example, the collection code might be “John’s Desk.”)
This task does not place a request on the title for the borrower. (To place a request on a title, Placing a Request on an Acquisitions Title)
You perform this option with the Borrower button in the Edit PO Line window.
To identify the person or department an order is for
1 | Open the PO line, if it is not already open. |
2 | Click Borrower in the Edit PO Line window to display the Compound Search window. |
3 | Highlight the index you want and enter a search term in the Search for field. |
For example, to search for the borrower by last name, highlight “Borrower Last Name Alphabetical” and enter the borrower’s last name in the Search for field.
4 | If Horizon displays a list of borrowers, highlight the one you want and click OK. |
Horizon displays the name of the borrower in the Borrower field.
5 | Save the file. |
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