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Alma Fulfillment

Policies and procedures for using Alma for Fulfillment activities.

Item Statuses

To determine the status of an item use the PHYSICAL TITLES search option. The item record displays the Status=Item in place for an item that is not checked out and is available for loan (on the shelf):

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An item that is checked out displays the Status=Item not in place AND the Process type=Loan. The due date is also displayed.

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The Status=Item not in place is also displayed for other process types, such as "lost". Other process types are:

Acquisition
Claimed Returned
Hold Shelf
Loan
Lost
In Process (Managed by Department)
Missing
Not in Process
Resource Sharing Request
Technical - Migration
Transit

Items on Reserve

Items on Reserve have a temporary locations in Alma. If you use the PHYSICAL TITLES search the display showing temporary location looks like this:

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For a PHYSICAL ITEMS search, the item display showing a temporary location looks like this:

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