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Under review Aug. 2023. Direct comments to droggenbaum@nvcc.edu.

Withdrawing an Item Record for Campus-created Items

This process withdraws the item and deletes the item record. Reserve this withdrawal method for campus-created item records.

Required Roles: Physical Inventory Operator AND Physical Inventory Operator Extended


1. Search for the Physical Item by barcode (preferred) or title*.

*When searching by title, and there is more than one copy held at NOVA libraries, double check that you have the correct barcode.

2. Click on the ellipse button on the far right. Choose Withdraw.

3. In the Confirmation Message window, click Confirm.

4. If the item record is the last item attached to a holding record, the Last Item… window will pop up. Per Vicki Graves’ instructions, check the last choice, “Delete bibliographic record (unless other holdings are present). Click Go.