Media Reservations

Media Reservations

Reserve library materials for future pickup through the media queue system.

Time required: 2-3 minutes

Prerequisites

• Active library card
• Media item exists in catalog
• Item not already issued to you

Steps

Step 1: Navigate to Media Queue

1. Go to OpenEduCat → Library → Media Queue
2. Click Create

Step 2: Enter Reservation Details

Field	Required	Description	Example
Media	Yes	Item to reserve	”Introduction to Algorithms”
Date From	Yes	Reservation start	2024-10-20
Date To	Yes	Reservation end	2024-10-27
User	Auto	Your user account	-

Step 3: Submit Request

Click Save. Status is set to “Request”.

Reservation Workflow

┌─────────┐    ┌────────┐
│ Request │───▶│ Accept │
└────┬────┘    └────────┘
     │
     └───────▶ Reject ───▶ Request Again

State	Description
Request	Awaiting librarian review
Accept	Reservation confirmed
Reject	Request declined

Librarian Actions

Accept Reservation

1. Open queue request
2. Verify media availability
3. Click Accept button

Reject Reservation

1. Open queue request
2. Click Reject button
3. Add reason in message (optional)

Allow Re-request

After rejection, patron can click Request Again.

Student Portal (Enterprise)

Students can:

1. View reservation status
2. See upcoming reservations
3. Check queue position

Field Reference

Media Queue

Technical Field	UI Label	Type	Notes
name	Request No	Char	Auto-generated
media_id	Media	Many2one	Required
partner_id	Patron	Many2one	Student/Faculty
date_from	From Date	Date	Required
date_to	To Date	Date	Required
state	Status	Selection	request/accept/reject

Troubleshooting

”Date from cannot be greater than date to”

Ensure start date is before end date.

Cannot create reservation

Check:

• You have an active library card
• Media exists and is available
• You don’t already have it issued

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Related: Issue and Return Books | Fines and Overdue