[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hourly Due Dates and Fines Ignore Closings

[Walz, Jennifer]

All –

We have seen this problem as well and our only work-around at this point is to waive the fines for any items brought back the next day first thing.   Or for items waiting in the bookdrop.  And we try to pay attention the due time at checkout if it is close to closing.

  We try to give our students the benefit of the doubt, and our circ workers try to be diligent in checking this, but it would really be better for everyone if the system would calculate it all correctly.

Thanks!

Jennifer
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Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of Research & Distance Services
Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University
One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390
859-858-3511 ext. 2269
jlwalz at asbury.edu

From: Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Michele Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 4:10 PM
To: Evergreen List
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hourly Due Dates and Fines Ignore Closings

We are wondering how other libraries are working around this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1064679

In short, for hourly loan periods and fine rates, library closings are ignored in the calculation of due dates and fines. Fines are charged even though the org unit setting to charge fines when the library is closed (circ.fines.charge_when_closed) is set to FALSE.

Our academic libraries circulate reserve items for a few hours at a time and charge substantial fines by the hour. This bug results in items being due after the library closes, and fines accruing prior to the library's opening that must be identified and cleared.

How are other libraries managing this?

Thanks for any input,
Michele
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Michele M. Morgan, Technical Assistant
North of Boston Library Exchange, Danvers Massachusetts
mmorgan at noblenet.org<mailto:mmorgan at noblenet.org>

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