[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

[Donald Butterworth]

Simple is good. Simple is really, really good. It give me hope that I will
one day understand ...

So, what I am hearing is that Circulation Modifiers essentially define the
type of material that is circulated. Book, DVD, Kindle, etc. Is that
correct?

Another curve-ball. Our Org Unit Network includes two Main Libraries. Can
our sister institution share the same Circulation Modifier without creating
a problem?


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>wrote:

> Short answer : No you don't need different circ mods and there are a few
> tables that affect this.
>
> Longer answer: There are separate places to set things like circ
> durations, fine rates and max fines.  You then set circulation matchpoints
> that in your case would invoke different durations depending on what
> library someone is checking out at.  Just make sure that in your matrix
> weights the location is given a lot of weight so it's rules are always
> invoked.
>
> It may sound complicated at first but it actually is pretty simple in
> principle.  In practice you can make it very simple or very complicated of
> course.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Donald Butterworth <
> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Experts,
>>
>> Here is another newbie question. I am confused about the Circulation
>> Modifier table and how extensive it needs to be. Here's the scenario. Our
>> Org Unit structure includes a main library, a branch library, and three
>> sub-libraries. All libraries have "books" that all have different
>> circulation periods. My question is do we need to have 5 different
>> Circulation Modifiers in order to accommodate the 5 loan periods? e.g.:
>> book | book-fla | book-bl |  book-fi | book-sa or is there a matrix that
>> handles this a better way?
>>
>> Don
>>
>> --
>> Don Butterworth
>> Faculty Associate / Librarian III
>> B.L. Fisher Library
>> Asbury Theological Seminary
>> don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
>> (859) 858-2227
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> York County Library System
>
> "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to
> stop reading them."
> -- Ray Bradbury <https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1630.Ray_Bradbury>
>
> "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
> me."
> -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>



-- 
Don Butterworth
Faculty Associate / Librarian III
B.L. Fisher Library
Asbury Theological Seminary
don.butterworth at asburyseminary.edu
(859) 858-2227
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