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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 6. SETTING UP NOTICES

   

 

Infrequent User Notice Setup

The Infrequent User Notice is sent by email to a patron who has no activity registered by the system for a specified period of time.

NOTE: You can configure a unique Infrequent User Notice for each location in your VERSO system.

To set up the Infrequent User Notice:

  1. From the Circ Admin menu, select Notices – Infrequent User Notice Setup.
    • The Infrequent Library User Notice screen displays.

Infrequent Library User Notice Screen

Infrequent Library User Notice Screen

  1. Select the location for which you wish to edit the Infrequent Library User Notice from the For menu.
    • The For menu lists all currently defined locations for your system.
    • The Home Location for your user account is initially selected by default from the For menu.
  2. Enter or edit the Infrequent Library User Notice header information in the Notice Header field.

    NOTE: Text in the Notice Header is included with all Infrequent Library User Notices.

    • The Notice Header field contains a 5-line arrangement of text boxes, into which you will enter or edit the text for the Infrequent Library User Notice header.
    • Enter or edit the text for the Infrequent Library User Notice header in the Line 1 through Line 5 text boxes, as desired.

      NOTE: Text will not automatically wrap from one line to the next. Use the Tab key to move from line to line.

  3. Enter or edit Infrequent Library User Notice text in the Notification Text field.
  4. Enter the number of days without activity at which the notice will be sent in the Send notice ___days after last activity date text box.
  5. Complete the appropriate Email Notice Setup information:

    NOTE: To send Infrequent Library User Notices via email, the Email option in the User Record for each patron to whom a notice will be sent must be enabled (see the User Administration User Guide for details).

    • Enter a subject for the email notice in the Email Notice Subject text box.
    • Enter the name of the appropriate library staff member or department in the Email Notice From Name text box.
    • Enter the desired email address from which the notice will be sent in the Email Notice From Address text box.
    • If you wish copies of all Infrequent Library User Notices sent to library patrons via email to be sent to a library staff member (to confirm transmission of notices), enter the email address to which you wish the copies sent in the CC Email Address text box.
  6. Click the Submit button to save your changes to the Infrequent Library User Notice to your library’s database.