Missing items procedure
Overview
There comes a time when a resource needs to be tagged as ‘Missing’. Typically it will be due to a borrower leaving your school. Until you have dealt with that issue you cannot remove the borrower from your system. In this case follow these steps:
Note: Generally you would wait 2 years prior to Weeding the resource in case it is returned.
There comes a time when a resource needs to be tagged as ‘Missing’. Typically it will be due to a borrower leaving your school. Until you have dealt with that issue you cannot remove the borrower from your system. In this case follow these steps:
- Return the resource in Circulation Desk.
- Navigate to the Resource then locate the Copy you wish to mark as Missing
- Edit and change the Status to Missing
- Status Reason: Enter the Borrower’s name and the reason why it is Missing and Save
- If the reason is the Borrower is no longer at your school then you can now delete the Borrower
Note: Generally you would wait 2 years prior to Weeding the resource in case it is returned.