NLS is interested in tracking cartridge availability and use system-wide, and may be contacting you for some statistics.
Duplication Cartridge Use
The cartridge use statistics NLS is requesting are:
- Number of unique cartridges that have been put into circulation to date
- Number of cartridges currently checked out to patrons
- Number of cartridges marked lost
The easiest way to retrieve those numbers in KLAS is to check the catalog records for your cartridges: DB-CART, BR-CART (if duplicating braille), and any other duplication media, such as DS-CART.
For each cartridge record, check the Statistics tab, and set the Holding to your branch.
- "Unique cartridges that have been put into circulation to date" is your combined Total cartridge counts.
- "Cartridges currently checked out to patrons" is your combined Out cartridge counts.
- "Cartridges marked lost" is the combined NAC - Lost count.
Single-Title Cartridge Inventory
To get the current number of pre-recorded, one-title per cartridge items still in your system, you will need to run the Holding Summary Report twice.
- In the Catalog module, select Reports - Holding Summary.
- Select your Library ID, set Rec Type to Monograph, and Run the report.
- Note the #Items Available for DB.
- Add Begin KLAS ID: DB-CART and End KLAS ID: DB-CART, and Run the report again.
- Subtract the Available DB-CART count from the total Available Monograph count to get the number of available cartridges in your system (that are not DB-CARTs).
If you need assistance or have questions about any of these statistics, please let us know!
