WorldCat Discovery release notes, October 2020

Any Copy Request form 

Library staff can configure Pickup locations in the new Holds Pickup Locations Map in worldcat.org/config>WMS Circulation>Holds Pickup Locations Map. If you have configured a default Institution and corresponding Pickup location and all the items share that same Institution and corresponding Pickup Location the Place Hold form will pre-select that Institution and Pickup location for the user. If there are alternatives configured, the user will be presented with a drop-down menu of alternative Institutions and their corresponding Pickup locations. If items on the place hold form have conflicting defaults, the form will tell the user to select their preferred Institution and Pick up location from those configured in the Pickup Locations Map*

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New Functionality*:

*If you are not part of an WMS circulation group, you will not be presented with a drop-down menu for alternative Institutions.

Specific Copy Request

Like the Any Copy Place Hold form users will see configured Pickup locations display on the specific copy request form. To help users make more efficient choices, the form will guide users to first select an eligible pick up location then select specific items for check out. By default, the specific copy request form will load items sorted alphanumerically by data displayed in the Copy or Volume column. This sort currently looks to organize by the call number entered in the local holding record in the field 852 subfields k,h,i,j,l,and m. Users can opt to change the sort option to sort by Pick up location. This will organize items by the locations the are available to be picked up at, preferring items that match your selected Pick up location followed alphanumerically by items that are ineligible for place hold, then items that are unable to be picked up at that location.

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New Functionality: 

If specific items do not share the users Pick up location preference the Specific Pick up location table will offer the user alternatives for that specific item. Below is an example of a specific item that does not share the users indicated Pick Up location preference.

When the user submits their any copy request, they will be reminded of which Pick up locations have been selected for each item.

Any Copy Group Place Hold

For WMS Circulation groups that use the Group Place Hold option, pick up locations displayed will be group aware. The form will look at the Hold Pickup Locations Map to determine the default locations and alternative locations for all members of the group that own that item. Users will select the institution and Pick up location available for that institution that they wish to pick up at. Before the Any Copy Group Place Hold only displayed Pick up locations at the individual library and was not group aware.

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