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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS

   

 


Adding and Modifying Renewal Limits

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

To set or modify renewal limits:

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

Modify Renewal Limits - Select Location Screen

Modify Renewal 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) renewal limits.
    • The Modify Renewal Limits screen for the selected location displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Renewal Limits Screen

Modify Renewal Limits Screen

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

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