CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2. MATERIAL TYPES AND ITEM CATEGORIES
Editing Material Types
You can edit a currently defined material type for your library.
Depending on the specific configuration of the system for your library or consortium, some fields may not be available.
To edit a material type:
-
On the Material Types screen, click the Edit button for the desired
material type.
- The Edit Material Type screen displays in an additional browser window. The screen is pre-filled with current information for the selected material type.
- Edit the display Sequence, material type Label, Default Cost, Active status, Reserve Requests and Statistic Update settings, Hide from OPAC and Suppress from OPAC display options, Magnetic Media setting, Allow Float setting, and Active Alerts settings as desired (see Adding a Material Type for more information).
- If appropriate, enter the Default Circulation Parameters for the
material type.
Default Circulation Parameters are shown only for those systems utilizing "Shared" Material Types.
- Click the Submit button on the Edit Material Type screen to save your
changes. (Click the Close button to close the Edit Material Type screen
without
saving your changes.)
- The Edit Material Type screen closes automatically, and the Material Types screen refreshes to display your changes.
Once a material type has been configured for statistic update only, Circulation desk users must log out and back into the system for the material type to be recognized as a Statistic Update Only Item.