[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Auto-Renewal Functionality

[Rogan Hamby]

I wouldn't object to it, I just wouldn't fight for it either - the per loan
over ride.  The ability to have auto renewals I rather like as I see it as
a chance for good customer experiences.


On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>
> wrote:
> > 2) I would prefer policy based for a number of reasons that revolve
> around
> > lack of consistent policy among member libraries.  While it's tempting to
> > say that the ability to turn it on or off would be nice frankly it's
> adding
> > another flip switch on a large control panel full of doo hickeys and some
> > staff don't know all the existing ones.  And when I ask myself can I see
> a
> > significant utility in staff having this ability, frankly the answer is
> no.
> > So, would I be upset if the override was available?  No, and we might
> find
> > some currently unforeseen use for it but I doubt it.  I can actually
> imagine
> > it causing as much or more confusion than it helps.
>
> A per-loan auto-renew flag could be accompanied by library settings
> and permissions to control its visibility, and it could also not be
> exposed to the UI at all.
>
> I brought up the idea because during the discussion on the Koha
> mailing list, somebody expressed that such fine-grained control would
> be useful to them.  I would agree that it's a good idea to not display
> switches unnecessarily on the patron loan list interface unless they
> would get used.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
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Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
York County Library System

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