Library Student Assistant Training

Once you've completed a search, you need to know how to interpret your results. This portion of the module explains the different parts of an Library Catalog record.

Here is a list of different item statuses in Library Catalog. They provide information on the location of the item.

Checked out: the item is currently checked out by a patron.

Annex request: the item is held at Vanderbilt Library's offsite storage, and the patron must request it from there.

In process: the item has been ordered, received, and is being processed.

In Transit: the item is in the process of being delivered

At bindery: the item is at the bindery.

On order: the item has been ordered and the Library is waiting to receive it.

Hold: the item is on hold for a patron.

Lost: the item has been lost.

Billed: a lost item that has been billed to a patron.

Bk-repair:  item is at the book repair lab being repaired.

Click on the link below to learn about different types of Library Catalog records and their contents.