diff --git a/module/finc/src/finc/ILS/Driver/FincLibero.php b/module/finc/src/finc/ILS/Driver/FincLibero.php
index bca8dc110f63d820cbfd99d7629f70c3c60c123a..2ad8a9f2e22a0e84bfb716eef18133f7cd17d683 100644
--- a/module/finc/src/finc/ILS/Driver/FincLibero.php
+++ b/module/finc/src/finc/ILS/Driver/FincLibero.php
@@ -483,17 +483,7 @@ class FincLibero extends FincILS implements TranslatorAwareInterface
     {
         $return = parent::getItemStatus($item);
 
-        // add all item specific information from DAIA field about to item_notes
-        // (https://intern.finc.info/issues/7863)
-        $about = (isset($item['about'])) ? [$item['about']] : [];
-
-        $return['item_notes'] = array_unique(
-            array_merge(
-                (array) $return['status'],
-                $return['item_notes'],
-                $about
-            )
-        );
+        $return['item_notes'] = $this->getItemNotes($return, $item);
 
         $return['awlRecordId'] = $this->getBoundItemId($item);
         // is this item bound with another item?
@@ -516,9 +506,49 @@ class FincLibero extends FincILS implements TranslatorAwareInterface
             }
         }
 
+        $return['service_type'] = $this->_reduceServices($return['services']);
+
         return $return;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper function for getItemStatus().
+     * Gather all item notes from current (parent) result and DAIA item
+     *
+     * @param array $return intermediate result from parent::getItemStatus()
+     * @param array $item   DAIA item
+     * @return array 'item_notes' part for result
+     */
+    protected function getItemNotes($return, $item)
+    {
+        // add all item specific information from DAIA field about to item_notes
+        // (https://intern.finc.info/issues/7863)
+        return array_unique(
+            array_merge(
+                (array)$return['status'],
+                $return['item_notes'],
+                $item['about'] ?? []
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper function for 'service_type' entry in getItemStatus
+     *
+     * @param array $services actually present services in DAIA item
+     * @return false|int|mixed preferred service if present or 0
+     */
+    protected function _reduceServices($services)
+    {
+        $prio = [
+            'loan',
+            'presentation',
+        ];
+        $res = array_intersect($prio, $services);
+        if (empty($res)) return 0;
+        else return current($res);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper function to return an appropriate status string for current item
      *