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CIRCULATION ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 7. SETTING CIRCULATION PARAMETERS

   

 


Setting Library Hours

The Library Hours option lets you set a schedule of "open" hours for any library, branch or collection. Library hours are used by the system in conjunction with the Calendar Setup (see Calendar Setup for details) in determining due dates and times for items with hourly loan periods.

NOTE: If you do not intend to assign hourly loan periods for any items in your library’s collections, it is not necessary to specify Library Hours.

NOTE: For ASP users only: If you specify Library Hours for any library, branch or collection in your VERSO system, and your library is located outside the Pacific Time Zone, you must also specify the appropriate Hourly Checkout Time Zone Adjustment (see Setting Circulation Options for details).

To access Library Hours:

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

Modify Location Hours - Select Location Screen

Modify Location Hours - 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) library hours.
    • The Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates Screen

Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates Screen

To display current Library Hours:

To modify Library Hours:

  1. From the Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen, click the Modify Hours button.
    • The Modify Location Hours screen displays in an additional browser window.

Modify Location Hours Screen

Modify Location Hours Screen

  1. Enter the starting date for which you wish to modify Library Hours in the Start Date text box.
    • Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.

      NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Start Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Start Date.

    • You may also click the Date Entry Calendar icon Date Entry Calendar icon next to the Start Date text box to select a date using the Date Entry Calendar (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
  2. Enter the ending date for which you wish to modify Library Hours in the Stop Date text box.
    • Enter the Stop Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.

      NOTE: Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Stop Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Stop Date.

    • You may also click the Date Entry Calendar icon Date Entry Calendar icon next to the Stop Date text box to select a date using the Date Entry Calendar (see the System Basics User Guide for details).
  3. Use the Open Time “hours” and “minutes” menus to specify the time at which the associated location opens.

    NOTE: Open Time is specified using 24-hour notation.

  4. Use the Closed Time “hours” and :minutes” menus to specify the time at which the associated location closes.

    NOTE: Closed Time is specified using 24-hour notation.

  5. Select the day of the week for which you wish to modify Library Hours from the Day of Week menu.
    • Select All to apply the same Library Hours to all days of the week.
    • Select a single day of the week to apply hours to that day only. For example, if you select “Saturday”, Library Hours will be applied to all Saturdays within the specified Start Date and Stop Date.
  6. Use the Location Closed on this day menu to indicate whether the location is “open” or “closed” on the currently selected Day of Week; select Yes (location is closed) or No (location is not closed), as appropriate.
  7. Click the Submit button to save your changes to Library Hours.
    • The Modify Location Hours screen closes automatically, and the Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen refreshes to display your changes.