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Titles General Utilities

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Tools > Utilities > Titles > General




Change Medium

Changes the medium (245_h) of selected titles to the medium specified on the Options tab

Use(s)

Run this utility if you accidentally imported items with the wrong medium and need to correct the mistake.

Selections
Options

Change Title Policy

 Textbook Tracker: Change Textbook Policy

Changes the policy of selected titles to the policy specified on the Options tab

You will need to run the Recompute Due Dates utility after this utility to update due dates for checked out items.

Use(s)
  • Run this utility if you've made changes to your policies and they are the same across all of your sites. However, if your policies differ by site, use the Change Copy Policy utility instead.
  • If you use a policy like "Bestseller" and need to frequently move a group of items in and out of that policy, run this utility.
Selections
Options

Hide Titles in Search

Hides selected titles in all Researcher modules 

The Don't Show in Researcher option in the title records will be checked.

Use(s)

Run this utility to hide teacher-only materials in Researcher. 

You can view hidden items in Researcher by holding down Alt / Option while searching.

Selections

Remove Cover Art

Removes the cover art of selected titles

Selections

Remove Holds

Removes all queue holds on selected titles

Selections

Remove Holds and In-Stock Holds


 Textbook Tracker: Remove Textbooks

The Remove Titles utility removes all selected title records and their copies. On the Options tab, there are three ways to handle copies that are checked out:

  • Declare Lost. The copy is declared lost and the patron is charged appropriately. Neither the title record or copy are removed; however, other copies under that title that aren't checked out are removed.
  • Remove. The title record and all copies are removed.
  • Keep. The title will not be removed if any copies are checked out.
Use(s)

Run this utility if you made a mistake while importing item records and need to remove those titles before trying again.

Selections
Options

The Remove Titles without Copies utility removes selected title records that don't have any copies. 

Make sure your selection does not include items that purposely don't have any copies, such as electronic resources.

Use(s)

Run this utility to clear out old titles with no copies left that you don't intend to replace. This can sometimes happen as copies are lost and discarded.

Selections


The Show Titles in Search utility makes selected titles visible in all Researcher modules. The Don't Show in Researcher option in the title records will be unchecked.

Selections


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