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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS

   

 


Adding and Modifying Checkout Limits

You can add or modify checkout limits for any currently established location or collection for your library.

To set or modify checkout limits:

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

Modify Checkout Limits - Select Location Screen

Modify Checkout Limits - 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 limits.
    • The Modify Checkout Limits screen for the selected location displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Checkout Limits Screen

Modify Checkout Limits Screen

  1. Enter the maximum number of items a given patron may have "checked out" at a given time, for each material type, in its associated text box.
    • To apply the same checkout limits to all patron categories, enter the desired checkout limits in the All text boxes. To apply unique checkout limits for one or more patron categories, enter the checkout limits in the appropriate patron category text boxes.
    • If you do not wish to establish the checkout limits for a given material type, leave the associated text box blank.
  2. When all desired checkout limits have been entered, click the Submit button to submit your changes.
    • The Modify Checkout Limits screen refreshes to show your changes.
  3. When checkout limits for all desired patron category/material type combinations have been set, click the Close button on the Modify Checkout Limits screen to close the screen and return to the Select Location screen.
  4. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add (or modify) checkout limits for additional locations.

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