Defining Reserve Circulation Privileges

You can set up circulation privileges for reserve items that are different from the privileges for normal items. Circulation privileges include loan periods, fine rates, notices, renewal guidelines, and so forth. You can set up unique circulation privileges for each reserve location group using the circ_privilege_code view in the Table Editor. (For more information about circulation privileges and instructions on defining them, see the Circulation Setup Guide.)

You must define these circulation privileges for each reserve location group:

Privilege

Description

Loan Period

Determines how long most borrowers can check out most items.

Renewal Period

Determines the length of time for which borrowers may renew items.

Maximum Number of Renewals

Determines how many renewals, including phone renewals, most borrowers can make for a single item.

Maximum Number of Phone Renewals

Determines how many renewals most borrowers can make by telephone for a single item.

Hold Period

Determines how many days most items remain with a “hold” status before Day End cancels the hold.

Grace Period

Determines how long most items can be overdue before the borrower is fined.

Note: The grace period includes days the library is closed.

Fine Rate

Determines the amount most borrowers must pay for most overdue items per day or hour.

(You can specify the loan type, day or hour, in each ITYPE record.)

First Notice Delay

Determines how many days after an item becomes due before Horizon generates the first overdue notice for that borrower type.

Notice Interval

Determines the number of days between subsequent notices.

Maximum Number of Notices

Determines how many overdue notices are sent to most borrowers.

Note: The maximum number of overdue notices you specify here should not exceed the number of overdue notices defined in block types. (For example, if you have defined three overdue notices in block types, you should set Maximum Number of Notices no higher than “3”.)

Maximum Number of Items Out

Determines how many items most borrowers can have checked out at any given time.

Suspend Days

This value, multiplied by the number of days an item is overdue, determines the number of days Horizon suspends a borrower’s circulation privileges.

(For example, if borrower suspension is set at “5”, borrowing privileges will be suspended for five days for every day an item is over due.)

Guaranteed Loan Period

Determines the number of days, hours, or minutes borrowers are guaranteed to have an item.

(Recalls placed on the item generate a due date beyond the guaranteed loan period.)

Recall Loan Period

Determines the number of days, hours, or minutes a borrower has in order to return a recalled item.

Recall Fine Rate

Determines how much most borrowers must pay per day or hour for overdue recalled items.

(You specify the loan type, day or hour, in each ITYPE record.)

First Recall Notice Delay

Determines how long after a recalled item becomes overdue before Horizon generates a first recall notice for most borrowers.

Recall Notice Interval

Determines the number of days between subsequent recall notices.

Maximum Number of Recall Notices

Determines the maximum number of recall notices sent to a borrower. This works with the block table.

Allow OPAC Renewals

Lets borrowers renew items for themselves using Horizon Information Portal.

Max OPAC Renewals

Determines the maximum number of renewals a borrower can make for himself or herself using Information Portal.

Allow Ovrd. OPAC Renewals

Lets borrowers renew items that are currently overdue for themselves using Information Portal.

 


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