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.
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.
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:
- From the Circ Admin menu, select Circulation Parameters - Library Hours.
- The Modify Location Hours - 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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If desired, you can reconfigure, sort and filter table content (see
the System Basics User Guide for details).
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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) library hours.
- The Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen displays in an additional browser window.
- If desired, you may print a copy of the location hours (see Printing Circulation Parameters for details).
To display current Library Hours:
- Enter the starting date for which you wish to view Library Hours in the
Start Date text box.
- Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e.,
“01/01/2019”.
Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Start Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Start Date.
- Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e.,
“01/01/2019”.
- Enter the ending date for which you wish to view Library Hours in the Stop
Date text box.
- Enter the Stop Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.
Be sure to include the slashes “/” when entering the Stop Date. Do not include alphabetic characters when entering the Stop Date.
- Enter the Stop Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.
- Click the Submit Dates button.
- The Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen refreshes to display the currently established Library Hours for the selected date range.
To modify Library Hours:
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From the Modify Location Hours - Submit Dates screen, click the Modify
Hours button.
- The Modify Location Hours screen displays in an additional browser window.
- 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”.
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 next to the Start Date text box to select a date using the Date
Entry Calendar (see the
System Basics User Guide
for details).
- Enter the Start Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.
- 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”.
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 next to the Stop Date text box to select a date using the Date
Entry Calendar (see the
System Basics User Guide
for details).
- Enter the Stop Date using the format “MM/DD/YYYY”; i.e., “01/01/2019”.
- Use the Open Time “hours” and “minutes” menus to specify the time
at which the associated location opens.
Open Time is specified using 24-hour notation.
- Use the Closed Time “hours” and :minutes” menus to specify the time at
which the associated location closes.
Closed Time is specified using 24-hour notation.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.