Setting Course Reserve Options

Course reserve options control the default settings for the reserve item “record,” which stores circulation, status, and disposition information about an item that has been placed on course reserve. The default values for the reserve item record can be different from those used in the equivalent (non-reserved) item record. For example, when an item is placed on reserve, the default loan period and fine code can be different from the values set for the same item when it is in the library’s circulating (non-reserve) collection.

You set reserve item defaults with the Patron Services parameter Course reserve options, which you can access from the Administration Explorer or an organization workform. Course reserve options are available at the system, library, and branch levels.