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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS

   

 


Adding and Modifying Fine Amounts

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

To set or modify fine amounts:

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

Modify Fine Amounts - Select Location Screen

Modify Fine Amounts - 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) fine amounts.
    • The Modify Fine Amounts screen for the selected location displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Fine Amounts Screen

Modify Fine Amounts Screen

  1. Enter the fine amount (in dollars and cents) to be levied each day an item is overdue, for each material type, in its associated text box.

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

    • To apply the same fine amounts to all patron categories, enter the desired fine amounts in the All text boxes. To apply unique fine amounts for one or more patron categories, enter the fine amounts in the appropriate patron category text boxes.
    • If desired, you may enter grace days/grace charges, using the format “0.00g000f0.00”. where 0.00 is the standard fine amount, g000 is the number of grace days, and f0.00 is the grace days fine amount.
    • If you do not wish to establish the fine amounts for a given material type, leave the associated text box blank.
  2. When all desired fine amounts have been entered, click the Submit button to submit your changes.
    • The Modify Fine Amounts screen refreshes to show your changes.
  3. When fine amounts for all desired patron category/material type combinations have been set, click the Close button on the Modify Fine Amounts screen to close the screen and return to the Select Location screen.
  4. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add (or modify) fine amounts for additional locations.

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