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CIRCULATION

Chapter 2. CHECK OUT AND CHECK IN

 

 

Using Express Checkout

The Express Checkout function lets you check out items to a specified patron without accessing the Patron Checkout, Status & Reserves screen for the patron.

To check out an item using Express Checkout:

  1. From the Circulation menu (see The Circulation Menu for details), select Express Checkout.
    • The Express Checkout screen displays.

Express Checkout Screen

Express Checkout Screen

  1. Enter the barcode of the desired patron in the Enter Barcode text box. Enter the complete barcode.
  2. Click the Submit button.
    • The Patron Information fields on the Express Checkout screen refresh to show the Name and Barcode of the specified patron, and the date the patron’s Library Card Expires On.
      • If you enter an invalid patron barcode (a barcode that does not exist in your library’s user database), the message “Invalid Barcode” displays next to the Enter Barcode text box when you submit the form.
      • If there are active warnings and/or “hard” reserves for the specified patron, an advisory message displays below the Patron Information fields when you submit the form. You must access the Patron Checkout, Status & Reserves screen to perform checkout operations for the patron (see Item Check-Out for details).
    • If items were previously checked out to the patron, the All Items Checked Out field shows the total number of items currently checked out.
  3. Enter the barcode of the item you wish to check out in the Enter Barcode text box. You may use a barcode scanner to enter the barcode, if available.
  4. Click the Submit button.
    • The All Items Checked Out and Items Checked Out Now fields increment by one, and the specified item is added to the list of Items Checked Out Today.
      • If you enter an invalid item barcode (a barcode that does not exist in your library’s database), the message “Invalid Barcode” displays next to the Enter Barcode text box when you submit the form.
      • If the item is currently checked out (to the currently active patron or to another patron), or if warning or fees are associated with the item, an advisory message displays below the Patron Information fields when you submit the form. You must access the Patron Checkout, Status & Reserves screen to continue with checkout operations for the patron (see Item Check-Out for details).
  5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to check out additional items for the current patron.
  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to check out items for a new patron.