Item Record – All Fields Explained

Fixed-Length Fields

Screenshot showing all Fixed length fields in an item record

COPY #: How many copies

ICODE1: Codes assigned to special collections or for internal use – see ICODE Assignment List

ANNUAL RPT: Annual Report category

I TYPE: Format – this field affects which loan rule is assigned at checkout

PRICE: Amount to be billed if item is lost

OUT DATE: Date of check out – only shows if currently checked out to a patron

OUT LOC: Where the item was checked out

DUE DATE: Date due back

PATRON#: Patron who has item.**

LPATRON: Previous patron who had item.**

LCHKIN: Date item was last checked in

INVDA: Inventory date

IN LOC: Terminal where the item was checked in

# RENEWALS: Number of renewals

#OVDNOTICE: Number of overdue notices sent

ODUE DATE: Date of overdue notice

IUSE3: Internal use counter

RECAL DATE: Not used

TOT CHKOUT: Total checkouts for this item (includes GEAC stats)

TOT RENEW: Total renewals for this item (includes GEAC stats)

LOUTDATE: Previous out date

LOCATION: Owning library

LOANRULE: Loan period

STATUS: Availability of item – see Item Statuses

INTL USE: Internal use counter

COPY USE: Internal use counter.

IMESSAGE: Internal message

OPACMSG: Not used

YTD CIRC: Number of circulations that have occurred so far this year

LYRCIRC: Number of circulations that had occurred during the previous year

AGENCY: Not used

Variable length fields

Screenshot showing all Variable length fields in an item record

 

CALL #: Local call number assigned by owning library

AT KEY: Not used

ITEM FIELDS:

BARCODE: Barcode of individual item

VOLUME:

MESSAGE: will display on-screen every time an item is checked in or out (Example: Check for 3 discs)

INT NOTE: Internal note – for use by owning library

GEAC L CIRC: Time and date stamp migrated from former GEAC catalog

OLD SCAT: Code migrated from former GEAC catalog

**Double clicking on these fields will bring up patron information

 

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