STATUS
CODES in the BLAIS CATALOG
(How to Find and Request What You Need)
Bibliographic records in the Blais Library Catalog include LOCATION, CALL NO., and STATUS. An example of this display is shown below, followed by explanations of status codes used by Claremont School of Theology Library.
LOCATION: CST
CALL NO.: BS 1192.5 T43
2005
STATUS: NOT CHECKD OUT
NOT CHECKD OUT
The item should be available in the open stacks or in a designated location
at the Library. If it cannot be found, submit a search request at Circulation.
RECENTLY
RETURNED
The item has been returned within the last 24 hours and is in
the process of being reshelved. Ask at Circulation.
IN
PROCESS
The item is not ready for check out or in-Library use. A hold slip
can be filled out at Circulation. When a hold is placed, the item usually will
be available within three working days.
DUE
The item is checked out. The date following DUE indicates when the item should
be returned or renewed. A hold can be requested.
HOLD
When
the status shows a due date and the word HOLD, the item is checked out and another
patron already has a hold on it. However, more than one hold can be attached.
(An item can be recalled after it has been checked out for at least two weeks;
items with holds cannot be renewed.) If a returned item has more than one hold,
it will be made available on a first hold basis.
MISSING
The
item cannot be located. Some categories of patrons may request to have a copy
borrowed from another library. Ask at the Reference Desk about interlibrary loan.
NON-CIRC or LIB USE ONLY
The item does
not circulate and is available for use only in the Library.
PAID or BILLED
The item has been lost or damaged. Patrons can contact
Reference to find out if a replacement will be ordered, and to ask about interlibrary
loan.
MENDING or BINDING
The item is being
mended at the Library or has been sent out to be rebound. Holds can be placed
at Circulation. An item sent to MENDING will usually be ready for checkout in
three working days. If an item status shows BINDING, it may not be available for
six weeks.
ON ORDER
A hold can be placed
on items listed as ON ORDER. However, patrons should be aware that publication
dates of some items may be delayed, and other items may go out of stock or out
of print after an order is entered.
ASK AT CST
This
status code is used for books in the libraries of the Disciples Seminary Foundation
(DSF) and the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center (ABMC). Those books are not checked
out through Blais and, therefore, their availability cannot be listed electronically.
The ASK code directs patrons to Circulation or Reference, where they are referred
to DSF or ABMC staff.
CONNECT TO
This wording
is followed by a notation (such as "Full text online") that directs patrons to
online texts and websites. Some electronic resources listed in Blais require a
password and are only available to students, faculty and staff at CST or The Claremont
Colleges. A message at the connection point will specify if access is limited.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CST: Claremont School of Theology
CST DISCIPLES: Disciples Seminary Foundation
CST CNTR PROC: Center for Process Studies
CST ANCIENT RARE: Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center
CST MOORE: Moore Multicultural Center
IAC: Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
HON: Honnold/Mudd
DEN: Denison - Scripps College
SPR: Sprague - Harvey Mudd College
SGM: Seeley G. Mudd Science - Pomona College
RSA: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
rev. 11/05