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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS

   

 


Adding and Modifying Checkout Fees

You can add or modify checkout fees for any currently established library, branch or collection for your VERSO system.

To set or modify checkout fees:

  1. From the Circ Admin menu, select Circulation Parameters - Checkout Fees.
    • The Modify Checkout Fees - Select Location screen displays.

Modify Checkout Fees - Select Location Screen

Modify Checkout Fees - Select Location Screen

  1. From the Select Location screen, click the name of the library, branch or collection for which you wish to set (or modify) checkout fees.
    • The Modify Checkout Fees screen for the selected location displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Checkout Fees Screen

Modify Checkout Fees Screen

  1. Enter the checkout fee (in dollars and cents) to be levied each time an item of the associated material type is checked out, for each material type, in its associated text box.

    NOTE: If a checkout fee is less than one dollar, it is not necessary to enter the leading zero.

    • To apply the same checkout fee to all patron categories, enter the desired checkout fee in the All text boxes. To apply unique checkout fees for one or more patron categories, enter the checkout fees in the appropriate patron category text boxes.
    • If you do not wish to assign a checkout fee for a given material type, leave the associated text box blank.
  2. When all desired checkout fees have been entered, click the Submit button to submit your changes.
    • The Modify Checkout Fees screen refreshes to show your changes.
  3. When checkout fees for all desired patron category/material type combinations have been set, click the Close button on the Modify Checkout Fees screen to close the screen and return to the Select Location screen.
  4. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add (or modify) checkout fees for additional locations.

    NOTE: It is recommended that you make a printout of the checkout fees for each location for future reference (see Printing Circulation Parameters for details).