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CIRCULATION
Chapter 2. CHECK OUT AND CHECK IN
Viewing Items Out
Click the Items Out tab at the top of the Patron Checkout, Status & Reserves screen to display the Items Out page. The Items Out page lists all items currently checked out to the patron. Items out are initially listed in chronologic order, by Due Date. The Items Out also provides access to the Lost and Claimed Returned Items page (see Viewing Lost and Claimed Returned Items for details).
NOTE: The Items Out tab includes a parenthetical notation that shows the number of active checkouts for the patron and the number of items registered as “lost” or “claimed returned” against the patron’s account; e.g., (4+3).
The Items Out page provides the following information for each item out:
Items Out Page – Items Out
- Title – the title of the item checked out to the patron
- Author – the author of the associated title
- Barcode – the barcode for the associated item
NOTE: The Barcode serves as a link to the Item Status function (see Viewing Item Status for details).
- Call Number – the call number for the associated item
- Fines – displays the total fines accrued, as of the current calendar date, for overdue items
- Due Date – the date (and time for hourly checkout items) by which the item
is due for return to the library; items with an “indefinite” due date show the
message “INDEF”
NOTE: For items that are overdue, the due date is shown in red type.
- Checkout Location – the library location from which the item was checked out
NOTE: The Items Out page provides access to the Item Renewal function, which allows for renewal of the loan period for one or more currently checked out items (see Renewing a Checkout for details).
NOTE: The Items Out page provides access to the Patron Lost function, allowing the “lost” exception to be applied to an item currently checked out to the patron (see Managing Lost Items for details).
NOTE: The Items Out page provides access to the Patron Claimed Returned function, allowing the “claimed returned” exception to be applied to an item currently checked out to the patron (see Managing Lost Items for details).
If desired, you can re-sort the Items Out list according to a selected sort key.
- Position the cursor on the column head by which you wish to sort the list.
- Click the
icon to display the sort menu. Select the desired option:
- Select Sort Ascending to sort the list in ascending order according to the selected sort key.
- Select Sort Descending to sort the list in descending order according to the selected sort key.
- Select Remove Sort for a previously selected sort key to return the list to the default sort order.
- If desired, click the Print button to print a copy of the Items Out list (see Printing Items Out for details).