User guide

3M™ Digital Library Assistant User Guide
Verify icon.....................................................................................................................................................64
Step 1—Use the Collect Data function to collect item IDs.....................................................................................65
When the DLA reads an item for the first time.............................................................................................65
When the DLA reads a search item for the first time ..................................................................................65
Step 2—Save the collected data to a collection category......................................................................................66
Duplicate data...............................................................................................................................................66
Clearing the IDs from a collection category.............................................................................................................67
Using the Pull Items function..........................................................................................................................................68
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................68
Each time you import pull results.................................................................................................................68
Using the DLA to locate and pull items..........................................................................................................................69
Step 1—Select a pull list............................................................................................................................................69
Between option selection criteria.................................................................................................................69
Step 2—Use the DLA to find items on the pull list..................................................................................................70
Finding items with the Between option ON (selected).................................................................................70
Finding items with the Between option OFF (deselected)...........................................................................71
Step 3—Remove the pulled items from the pull list................................................................................................71
To remove an item from a pull list................................................................................................................71
Restoring pull lists.......................................................................................................................................................71
To restore a pull list......................................................................................................................................72
Using the Sort-and-shelve function................................................................................................................................73
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................73
Shelving-order list.........................................................................................................................................73
Locating search items..................................................................................................................................73
Collecting in-house item IDs........................................................................................................................73
Finding items................................................................................................................................................73
Shelve function.............................................................................................................................................73
Method 1—Temporary storage and shelving of returned items............................................................................75
Optional Shelve function .............................................................................................................................75
Method 2—Fine sort “in-house” items on a cart and then shelve.........................................................................76
Optional- If you are shelving “in-house use items”......................................................................................76
Method 3—Place unsorted items on a cart and shelve.........................................................................................77
Using the Find Items function.........................................................................................................................................78
To use the Find function.............................................................................................................................................78
Step 1—Use the Specify Criteria screen to enter the item that you want to find........................................78
Step 2—Use the DLA to help locate items...................................................................................................79
Using the Search for Items function...............................................................................................................................81
Procedure..................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Using the Shelve Items function.....................................................................................................................................82
Before you begin….....................................................................................................................................................82
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