Status Displays in the Catalog

Ordering Messages
The following messages are displayed when an item has been purchased by the library and is being made ready for patron use. Please ask a librarian for help if an item you need has one of these messages.

1 copy ordered for MAIN LIBRARY on 01-10-2005	The item has been ordered by a subject librarian but has not yet arrived in Technical Services.
1 copy being processed for SPECIAL COLLECTIONS	The item has been received in Technical Services but has not yet been cataloged.
IN PROCESS	The item has been cataloged by a cataloger. It could now be waiting for student workers to physically process the item (adding the barcode, UM property stamps, etc.), or waiting for circulation staff to pick it up and check it in.
Order cancelled for MAIN LIBRARY	The order was cancelled, so the item will not be added to the collection at this time.
CLAIMED	The item has not been sent to the library and is being CLAIMED. This means that notification has been sent to the provider saying that the item was not received as expected.

After the item has been checked in...
...there are several options for its status. Many of the items in the collection are available for checkout, but some statuses will require help from a librarian.

LIB USE ONLY	Items that are not allowed to be checked out have the status LIB USE ONLY. This status is assigned to reference materials, Special Collections, microforms, and any other item that can only be used in-house.
AVAILABLE	All items that can be checked out have the status of AVAILABLE.
DUE 03-15-2005	Once checked out, the item's status will show the DUE date.
INTERNET	All electronic resources have the status of INTERNET. This includes online documents, electronic books and journals, and databases.
DUE 03-15-2005 + 1 HOLD	A HOLD can be placed on a checked out item so that it is saved for you once returned. Ask at the circulation desk for more information.
ON HOLDSHELF	Items that had a hold placed on them are stored ON HOLDSHELF once they're returned to the library.
Recently Returned	Recently Returned items may not have been shelved yet. Ask at the circulation desk for help in locating these items.
HARRISON ROOM	The HARRISON ROOM is located by the administration offices and is used to house materials unsuitable for the main stacks, usually because of poor physical condition.
ASK CIRC. DESK	ASK at the circulation desk to acquire these items.
ASK GIS LIB	ASK a Government Information Services librarian to acquire these items.
ASK ILLIAD	These items are acquired by using ILLIAD (Interlibrary Loan)
IN TRANSIT	IN TRANSIT items are being moved between buildings. Ask at the circulation desk to acquire these items.
DUE 03-15-2005 BILLED	These are overdue items that the patron is being BILLED for.
MISSING	The item is MISSING.

Content last updated May 19, 2005 TH