Find Hold Requests

To find hold requests using the Polaris Find Tool:

Note:
If an item is linked to a different bibliographic record after an item-level hold request is placed, the hold request is updated with the new bibliographic information.

  1. Select Circulation, Hold Requests from the Polaris Shortcut Bar, or click HoldIconOrb.gif.

The General tabbed page of the Find Tool appears. Hold Requests is selected in the Object box.

Tip:
For fast navigation, press the TAB key to move among the Object, Search by, Type, For, Limit by, and Values boxes. Type the first letter of the search option in the Object, Search by, Type, and Limit by boxes.

  1. Select the criterion to search by in the Search by box.

Note:
If you often search by the same criteria but they are not the default settings, you can save your own settings by selecting Options, Save as User Default from the Find Tool menu bar.

  1. Select the type of search in the Type box.
  2. If you want your search results to be sorted, select the Sort by check box and select a value.
  3. Type a search string in the For box.

Note:
If you are searching by ISSN, include a dash in your search string if the ISSN is stored with a dash. Or use a wildcard character (*) before the dash and eliminate the rest of the ISSN.

  1. If you want to focus the search, select a limiter in the Limit by box, and set a value for the limiter in the Value box.
  2. Click Search to begin the search, or press ENTER.

Your results appear in the results list at the bottom of the Find Tool window. To load all the results in a large results list, press CTRL+SHIFT+A.

Note:
If you searched in Normal mode by Activation date, Expiration date, or Unclaimed date, the appropriate date appears in the Date column of the search results list. All other hold request searches display the request date in the Date column.

Tip:
If an item in the list is a serial, the serial designation (enumeration The designation reflecting the alphabetic or numeric scheme used by the publisher on an item or assigned when the holdings statement is created to identify the individual bibliographic or physical parts and to show the relationship of each unit to the unit as a whole. and chronology The date(s) used by the publisher on a serially-issued bibliographic unit to help identify or indicate when it was published. The chronology may reflect the dates of coverage, publication, or printing.) is added to the title. You may need to expand the title column to see the designation.

  1. Do one of the following actions to work with an item in the results list:
    • Double-click a request line item to open the hold request.
    • Right-click a request line in the results list to work with the request without opening it. The context menu displays the available options. Among other options, you can link to associated patron, bibliographic, or item records, to the holds queue for the associated title or item, or to all hold requests linked to the same title or item.