Renewing Items with Title or Volume Holds

By default, items are blocked from renewal if a hold is placed on the associated title or volume. If the Renew Title Holds feature is enabled, the system gives you the option to override the block on renewing held titles and volumes. Note that the system does not consider frozen holds when blocking items from renewal.

To have the Renew Title Holds feature enabled, contact Innovative.

The Renew Title Holds feature does not make it possible to override item-level holds.

To renew an item with a title- or volume-level hold when the Renew Title Holds feature is enabled:

1. Renew the item either from the patron record or using the Renew (No Patron) function. The system displays the appropriate message:

Hold Type	Message
Bibliographic record	Title is on hold for another patron.
Volume record	Volume is on hold for another patron.

2. Choose one of the following options:
   • To override the block and renew the item, choose Override. The system renews the item for the current patron.
   • To cancel the renewal:
     1. Choose Do Not Override. The system displays the appropriate message:

     Hold Type	Message
     Bibliographic record	Item <record number> has a title-level hold for another patron.
     Volume record	Item <record number> has a volume-level hold for another patron.

     2. Choose OK. The system does not renew the item; the item remains checked out to the current patron with the previously existing due date.

Allowing Patrons to Renew Items with Title or Volume Holds

If your library offers the Renew Title Holds feature and your patrons can renew checked-out items, you can allow patrons to renew checkouts on items if there are more available copies than existing title- or volume-level holds.

To enable this feature, contact Innovative.