[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Bookings problem

[Elizabeth Longwell]

Brian

I stumbled across a library setting for this "Disallow circulation of items
that are on book reserve and that reserve overlaps with the checkout
period". Setting this to True should make a difference.

Beth

On May 2, 2012 5:46 PM, "Brian Greene" <BGreene at cgcc.cc.or.us> wrote:

>  Bookings still aren't working properly for us and we'd like to confirm
> if the problem is local or not. Essentially, Evergreen let's us check out
> an item for a week to patron A even if it's booked for patron B the
> following day. As Katie said, it's as though Evergreen doesn't recognize
> that it is the same item.
>
> Any thoughts or advice?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
>  Brian Greene, Library Director
> Columbia Gorge Community College
> The Dalles, Oregon 97058
> (541) 506-6080 | www.cgcc.cc.or.us
> >>> "Katie Wallis" <KWallis at cgcc.cc.or.us> 4/18/2012 8:50 AM >>>
>  Hi,
>
> Has anyone else had the following problem?  A laptop was on reserve and
> the system let me renew the same laptop to someone else for a due date that
> was after the booking was requested. It seems if you try to make a booking
> during the time of an existing one, Evergreen stops you from double-booking
> it, but it doesn't seem to recognize that checked-out items and booked
> items are the same things, like they are two separate systems.
>
> Is Evergreen supposed to do this properly and it's a settings issue or
> does Evergreen bookings just not work?
>
> Thanks,
> Katie
>
>
> **
>  *Katie Wallis*
> *Columbia Gorge Community College Library*
> 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058
> kwallis at cgcc.cc.or.us | 541-506-6087
>
>
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