Cataloging - Item Type Policies

Cataloging - Item Type Policies

About

This article covers Item Type policies available for use in the Montana Shared Catalog.

Item Type Functionality

Item Types describe a segment of your library’s collection that all need to circulate in the same way.
  1. work with the Circulation Rules and Circulation Map to govern if and how items circulate
  2. govern whether an item can be trapped to fill a hold.

Item Type Policy List

Policy Name Description
14DAY 14 day checkout
14DAYBR Local and branch holds only - 14 day checkout
14DAYBRNR Local and branch holds only - 14 day checkout - no renewal
14DAYLOCAL Local holds only - 14 day checkout
14DAYLOCNR Local holds only - 14 day checkout - no renewal
14DAYNH 14 day checkout - no holds
14DAYNHNR 14 day checkout - no holds - no renewal
14DAYNR 14 day checkout - no renewal
1DAY 1 day checkout
1DAYBR Local and branch holds only - 1 day checkout
1DAYBRNR Local and branch holds only - 1 day checkout - no renewal
1DAYLOCAL Local holds only - 1 day checkout
1DAYLOCNR Local holds only - 1 day checkout - no renewal
1DAYNH 1 day checkout - no holds
1DAYNHNR 1 day checkout - no holds - no renewal
1DAYNR 1 day checkout - no renewal
1HOUR 1 hour checkout
1YEAR 1 year checkout
28DAY 28 day checkout
28DAYBR Local and branch holds only - 28 day checkout
28DAYBRNR Local and branch holds only - 28 day checkout - no renewal
28DAYLOCAL Local holds only - 28 day checkout
28DAYLOCNR Local holds only - 28 day checkout - no renewal
28DAYNH 28 day checkout - no holds
28DAYNHNR 28 day checkout - no holds - no renewal
28DAYNR 28 day checkout - no renewal
2HOUR 2 hour checkout
3HOUR 3 hour checkout
42DAY 42 day checkout
42DAYBR Local and branch holds only - 42 day checkout
42DAYBRNR Local and branch holds only - 42 day checkout - no renewal
42DAYLOCAL Local holds only - 42 day checkout
42DAYLOCNR Local holds only - 42 day checkout - no renewal
42DAYNH 42 day checkout - no holds
42DAYNHNR 42 day checkout - no holds - no renewal
42DAYNR 42 day checkout - no renewal
7DAY 7 day checkout
7DAYBR Local and branch holds only - 7 day checkout
7DAYBRNR Local and branch holds only - 7 day checkout - no renewal
7DAYLOCAL Local holds only - 7 day checkout
7DAYLOCNR Local holds only - 7 day checkout - no renewal
7DAYNH 7 day checkout - no holds
7DAYNHNR 7 day checkout - no holds - no renewal
7DAYNR 7 day checkout - no renewal
9MONTH 9 month checkout
FLOAT-NB Floating new book
ILL-MAT Incoming Interlibrary Loan material
NONCIRC Non-circulating item

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