Conducting Transactions

From the main Circulation page, you can view patron and item status, loan items, return items, renew items, reserve and hold items, book equipment and rooms, process fines, configure the schedule, and change the system date. Procedures are

explained in the following sections.

Selecting a Circulation Database

Your M5 system may offer several databases from which you can circulate items. If so, you can select a different database in the Current Database list at any time.

The contents of Conducting Transactions

Using the Transaction Menu

Searching for Item or Patron

Viewing Patron and Items

Loaning Items

Returning Items

In-House Circulation

Changing an Item's Due Date

Recording an Item as Lost or Damage

Recording an Item as "Claimed Returned" or "Claimed Never Had"

Renewing a Loan on an Item

Reserving or Holding an Item

Booking an Item

Processing Patron Fines

Using Self-Check and Self-Return

Using Library Transactions Mode