Evergreen has five different types (levels) of holds. Library staff may place holds at all levels. Patrons may place title, part, and meta level holds. The chart below summarizes the differences among the Hold A request placed by staff or patrons for materials to be picked up at a selected location (see Pickup Library).
| Hold A request placed by staff or patrons for materials to be picked up at a selected location (see Pickup Library). | Abbreviation | When to Use | Who Can Place | Hold A request placed by staff or patrons for materials to be picked up at a selected location (see Pickup Library). |
| Meta | M | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
wants first available item of a title across a variety of editions and formats | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
or staff | All holdings attached to a metarecord with the selected formats. |
| Title | T | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
wants the first available item of the title. | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
or staff | All holdings attached to a single MARC record. |
| Part | P | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
wants a specific element of a title that has multiple parts or issues. | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
or staff | Items associated with a specific part on a single MARC record. |
| Call Number | V | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
wants materials attached to a particular call number. | Staff | Items associated with a specific call number single MARC record. |
| Item | C | Patron Cardholder with an Evergreen Indiana account.
See also: user, customer, etc.
wants a specific item. | Staff | Item based on barcode. |