CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS
Adding and Modifying Fine Limits
You can add or modify fine limits for any currently established library, branch or collection for your VERSO system.
To set or modify fine limits:
- From the Circ Admin menu, select Circulation Parameters - Fine Limits.
- The Modify Fine Limits- Select Location screen displays.
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The Select Location screen shows an indentured listing of all currently
defined libraries, branches and collections for your VERSO system. Locations for
which one or more specific parameters have been specified are preceded by the
notation “-- ACTIVE ->.”
- Parameters set at the library level serve as the default parameters for all branches and collections associated with that library. If specific parameters are not set for a given branch/collection or material type, VERSO uses the parameters set at the library level. Similarly, parameters set at the branch level serve as the default parameters for all collections associated with that branch. If specific parameters are not set for a given collection or material type, VERSO uses the parameters set at the branch level.
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From the Select Location screen, click the name of the library, branch or
collection for which you wish to set (or modify) fine limits.
- The Modify Fine Limits screen for the selected location displays in an additional browser window.
- The Modify Fine Limits screen is arranged as a table, with all patron categories established for your library listed across the top row of the table, and all material types established for your library listed down the left column of the table.
- The Modify Fine Limits screen shows the currently established fine limits for each patron category/ material type combination.
- If desired, you can reconfigure, sort and filter table content (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
- Enter the maximum fine limit (in dollars and cents) to be levied for a
given overdue item, for each material type, in its associated text box.
- To apply the same fine limits to all patron categories, enter the desired fine limits in the All text boxes. To apply unique fine limits for one or more patron categories, enter the fine limits in the appropriate patron category text boxes.
- If you do not wish to establish the fine limits for a given material type, leave the associated text box blank.
- When all desired fine limits have been entered, click the Submit button to
submit your changes.
- The Modify Fine Limits screen refreshes to show your changes.
- When fine limits for all desired patron category/material type combinations have been set, click the Close button on the Modify Fine Limits screen to close the screen and return to the Select Location screen.
- Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add (or modify) fine limits for
additional
locations.
It is recommended that you make a printout of the fine limits for each location for future reference (see Printing Circulation Parameters for details).