Placing holds
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Created Apr 06, 2022

Placing holds

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Placing holds from the Patron account screen

Search for the patrons account from the Koha dashboard.

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Click on the 'Search to hold'

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Enter in the title of the book into input

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Searching for a book

To find a specific book it is better to search by the title filter

  • Change the search filter to 'Title'

  • Enter in the full name of the book into the search field

  • Click 'Search'

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Tick the check box next to the title you wish to place the hold on.

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Then click the dropdown arrow on the 'Place hold' button

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Click on the option to 'Place hold for Bart Test (test180322)'

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Check the Pickup library is correct

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Click on 'Place hold' to confirm and place the hold.

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Placing holds from the 'Search the catalog' screen

Holds can also be placed from the catalog. 

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Click on Search the catalog

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Enter in the book title into the search field and click on Submit

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Placing the hold

From the results list select the title you wish to place the hold on by ticking the check box and then click the 'Place hold' button.

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Place a hold screen

The' Place a hold' screen will display.

You will now have to search for the patron that you wish to place the hold for in the search box.

The page will also show any existing holds for the book.

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Check the 'Pickup at' location is correct

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Click on Place hold

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The 'Existing holds' queue will update to show the new hold

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