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Creating a New Special Reserve Group
Creating a New Special Reserve Group

1. Select a Catalog database in the Database Set list.
2. In the New list, select Special Reserve Group, then click the button on the right. This creates a “New
Special Reserve Group1” entry.

3. Click the link to the right of the new group. This opens the General page for the new group. Proceed
with the following sections to enter information for this group.

General. On this page, enter identification information for the group as well as information that impacts
circulation behavior.
1. In the Name box, type the special reserve group’s name.
2. In the Description box, type any information needed to describe this group. This will display on the
main Group Editor page.
3. Under Reserve Group Expiration:
• If the group has no planned expiration date, click No Expiration.

• If an expiration date is known, click Expires, and then type or select a date in the adjacent

box. To select a date, click the Calendar arrow to display a calendar. Click the calendar’s left
(<) and right (>) arrows to select a month, then click the desired date. The date appears in the
Expires box.

Note: On the Expires date the settings for
the items and/or patrons of this Special
Reserve Group revert to the settings of
the standard group (991#a) for each item
and/or patron. The Special Reserve Group
settings can be made active again by
changing the Expires date to the future.

4. The Created by Patron Group box displays the patron group of the user that created this group.
Only administrators can modify this entry.
5. Under Circulation Access Available to:
• Click All Patrons if you want all patrons to have access to items included in this special

reserve group.
• Click Only patrons that are members of this group if you want to restrict access to items in

this special reserve group.
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