Recommended Enhancements

for Prospector Libraries

Prepared by: Jim Farmer

Last revised: September 26, 2001

þ	Recommended enhancements	Person/Site suggesting
1.	Ability to transfer a request from one item at a single site to an equivalent item at the same site via cancel-with-re-request. Issue developed with Denver Public and branch libraries. If DPL cancels, request will not “bounce” to a different branch for possible fulfillment if cancelled by original branch.	Butler/DPL
2.	Count per-item usage as an item is checked out on Prospector for collection development purposes. (i.e. similar to in-house count but for Prospector)	Farmer/CSU
3.	Print labels at point-of-pickup as requested item is checked in. Label could have patron name and any other pertinent information (holdshelf removal date based on loan rule parameter, etc.). Useful for holdshelf placement.	Farmer/CSU
4.	Create a new status for a billed book so that the home library would know when a borrowing library has billed a book loaned. Currently the long overdue report is the only way to “guess” whether a book is billed at another site or not. [July 18 meeting: perhaps it can work like claims return and sever the virtual links with notes in patron/item record]	Farmer/CSU
5.	Paging slip which indicates ITYPE for different loan periods (e.g. 7 day media, 7 day PASCAL, 21 day book, etc.)	Group 9-12-01