Items are considered missing when they cannot be located in the library collection by staff or end users. It is important to change an item's process status to missing when they cannot be located in the library collection so that users are aware that a resource is unavailable.
Items can be marked with a process type of missing:
NOTE: A physical titles search must be used to change an item's process type to "Missing." A Physical items search does not provide the "Toggle Missing Status" from the item's ellipses.
"Lost" items are defined as items that have been loaned to a patron have been declared lost by the patron or the item is acutely overdue and presumed lost as a result.
Missing items can be found by performing an advanced repository search in the Institution Zone (IZ) for Physical Titles or Physical Items: Physical Item:Process Type: Equals: Missing
To mark an Item missing manually:
To change an missing Item back to Available manually:
To mark many item records as Missing, use the Change Physical Items job.
Create an itemized set of physical items:
Now, Run a Job on the set: