[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self Check

Tue Jul 5 11:31:42 EDT 2016

We have been using the self check feature for a few months now. The only
issue we had was receipts not printing. This was because popups were
blocked in Google Chrome. Make sure you unblock them and it will work
beautifully.

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On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 11:28 AM, <
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>    1. Re: Blocking renewal of items that are overdue    in TPAC
>       (Galen Charlton)
>    2. Self Check (Forrest, Stuart)
>    3. Re: Self Check (Jane Sandberg)
>    4. Re: Self Check (Terran McCanna)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:27:56 -0400
> From: Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com>
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
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> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Blocking renewal of items that are
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> Hi,
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> On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 1:11 AM, Jayaraj JR <jayaraj at iisertvm.ac.in> wrote:
> > 1. What setting is to be done for blocking the renewal of overdue items
> > through TPAC
>
> You can configure a standing penalty to block renewal of overdue items
> -- in the staff client, go to Admin | Local Administration | Group
> Penalty Thresholds and add a PATRON_EXCEEDS_OVERDUE_COUNT threshold.
> Note that when testing this, you will need to open the patron in the
> staff client and use the refresh button to generate the penalty.
>
> > 2. What customization/ change is to be done for activating the Purchase
> > Request for books through TPAC. I have seen some Evergreen catalogs where
> > the link for suggesting book for library is displayed in TPAC
>
> At present, Evergreen does not support entering purchase requests from
> TPAC; they can be entered only via the staff client. I believe that
> libraries that have a purchase request link on their TPAC are
> typically just linking to an external form.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
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> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 13:30:48 +0000
> From: "Forrest, Stuart" <sforrest at bcgov.net>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group
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> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self Check
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> Hi All
>
> Is there are a Self-Check component in Evergreen and if so is there anyone
> using it and how?
>
> Thanks
> Stuart
>
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> Stuart Forrest PhD
> Library Systems Specialist
> Beaufort County Library
> 843 255 6450
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> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 08:16:57 -0700
> From: Jane Sandberg <sandbej at linnbenton.edu>
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> Hi Stuart,
>
> Evergreen does include a basic self-check component:
> http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/2.10/_self_checkout.html
>
> It can also talk to more sophisticated self-check products via SIP2.
> For example, some members of our consortium use Bibliotheca/3M's
> products.
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 6:30 AM, Forrest, Stuart <sforrest at bcgov.net>
> wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there are a Self-Check component in Evergreen and if so is there
> anyone
> > using it and how?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ================================================================================
> >
> > Stuart Forrest PhD
> >
> > Library Systems Specialist
> >
> > Beaufort County Library
> >
> > 843 255 6450
> >
> > sforrest at bcgov.net
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org
> >
> >
> >
> > For Leisure, For Learning, For Life
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Jane Sandberg
> Electronic Resources Librarian
> Linn-Benton Community College
> sandbej at linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655
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> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 11:27:33 -0400
> From: Terran McCanna <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
>         <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Self Check
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> There is! One of the branches in PINES has been using it for about a year,
> and several others are currently considering switching to it. I believe
> they are setting it up in kiosk mode on a desktop (with keyboard, mouse,
> barcode scanner, receipt printer) on or near the circ desk so that it can
> be easily monitored if patrons need assistance. If you are using security
> strips or locking cases, you'd also need to add unlocking pads/tools to the
> workstation.
>
> There are only a few settings to get it up and running - the only ones I
> recall off the top of my head are a setting to enable it, and a setting to
> determine whether you want to require a password or not. Once you enable
> it, you get to it through the browser at:
>
> https://yourdomain/eg/circ/selfcheck/main
>
> You'll log in first as a staff account to set the workstation (similar to
> the staff client) so then the URL you'd use for that machine's home page
> will be something like:
>
> https://yourdomain/eg/circ/selfcheck/main?ws=WORKSTATIONNAME
>
> It's pretty simple - patrons can't do anything except check out books on
> it. They can view/print their holds, items out, and bills, but they can't
> take any actions on them.
>
> There had been a few printing bugs, but I believe they are all fixed (as of
> 2.8 or 2.9?) There is a login bug that has a fix posted (
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1528647) that still needs to be
> tested before being considered for incorporation into master.
>
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:30 AM, Forrest, Stuart <sforrest at bcgov.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there are a Self-Check component in Evergreen and if so is there
> anyone
> > using it and how?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ================================================================================
> >
> > Stuart Forrest PhD
> >
> > Library Systems Specialist
> >
> > Beaufort County Library
> >
> > 843 255 6450
> >
> > sforrest at bcgov.net
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org
> >
> >
> >
> > For Leisure, For Learning, For Life
> >
> >
> >
> >
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