[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Duration Rules/Circulation Policies

[Rogan Hamby]

We do almost the opposite.  We have circ mods tied to durations such as
7DAY 14DAY 21DAY and when the item comes in we do a quick calculation of
how long we're allowed to have it and subtract a week.  We age out holds
after a week.  So, we put the hold on the item, fill it and it goes on the
shelf for pickup.  If they pick it up after a week, and it checks out, then
it's out for the appropriate amount of time for us to return it.




On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Holly Brennan <haderhold at ci.homer.ak.us>
wrote:

> This isn't an answer related to Evergreen, but our ILL staff check the
> item out to the requesting patron (and set the due date) when the items
> arrives. Then the patron is notified. The clock starts ticking when we
> receive the item, not when the patron decides to pick it up. This is
> because the due date is really for our library to return to the lending
> library.
>
> If the patron picks the item up right away, great. If they don't, they get
> less time with the item. If they never pick it up, the item is checked in
> and returned. This works out well for us because only a few staff need to
> keep track of due dates, and front end staff simply need to grab the item
> and hand it over to the patron.
>
> Again, not Evergreen specific, but a simple alternative.
>
> -Holly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of George
> Rodgers-Clark
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:04 PM
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Duration Rules/Circulation Policies
>
> Hello All--
>
> I am wondering if there is a way to trigger Evergreen 2.4.4 to prompt
> staff to enter the due date for a specific item type. The situation is with
> InterLibrary Loan items (we already have a circ type for them), when the
> due date is set by the library we are borrowing from (usually not the same
> as ours, and rarely the same from case to case). We are currently relying
> on our staff to use the Specific Due Date check box before scanning the
> item for check out, and it works most of the time. I would really like it
> if when the item is scanned for check out, Evergreen would prompt us for
> the due date (which we determine while processing the item). Is this
> possible? If so, how? (I'm assuming it has something to do with circulation
> policy [we have a 30-day-0-renewal policy set], but I'm not finding any
> documentation on it.)
>
> Thanks in advance!
> George
>
> George Rodgers-Clark
> Library Technician
> La Conner Regional Library
> La Conner, WA
> grodgers-clark at lclib.lib.wa.us
>



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Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
York County Library System

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