<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Bryan,</div><div><br></div>I agree, this is very confusing terminology. Every library I've worked in has used "place a hold" to mean requesting material. In your situation, perhaps freezing/blocking/suspending the account might be clearer.<div><br></div><div>Lizzie Figueroa</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 10:10 AM Bryan Miyagishima via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>This question definitely falls into the non-urgent category. Still, it got me wondering enough that I thought I'd pose it to the Borg. <br></div><div><br></div><div>We're beginning to use our ILS for students to make equipment reservations for next term and I'm trying to come up with language to help explain the process to students. It seems to me that for the one transaction that many students will have with our library it doesn't make any sense to use library jargon. Moreover, we actually use "place hold" in a very negative way here at the college; our business office sends out communiques that say, "we will place a hold on your account if you do not pay by X date." <br></div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone actually know the origins of "placing a hold," and, how do you like to explain it to patrons when all your ILS buttons and documentation say "place hold?"</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you're having a great Tuesday!</div><div><br></div><div>Bryan Miyagishima, Linn-Benton Community College Library<br></div></div>
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