12/31/99 Decoded

In case you need a refresher on what one of our cryptic Aleph messages mean, here's how to understand the 12/31/99 due date:

• it indicates an item charged to a pseudopatron (though which department or function -- end processing, bindery/repair , etc. isn't identified)
• when a 12/31/99 item is "in transit" it simply means (as with other items) that it's been discharged at one location and is on its way to its home library.