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Creating a New Item Group
Circ Periods. On this page, establish circulation time frames and fine amounts for this item group.
1. To enter different limits for this item group:
• In the Default Units list, select Daily or Hourly as the default time unit for Loan Period,
Renewal Period, Grace Period, and Fines.
• In Loan Period, Renewal Period, Grace Period, and Fines, enter the time limit for each
period type. Also, enter the following:
• Under Renewal Period, enter the maximum number of renewals allowed.
• Under Fines, enter the maximum fine amount.
• In Reserve and Hold Period Default Units, enter the time for each of this features
• Reserve Period Default Units are the number of days or hours that the reserve is
valid. This number should be a large one, e.g. 200 days, to accommodate long lists of
reserves for popular materials. When the reserve period ends, the reserve is cancelled.
• Hold Period Default Units are the number of days or hours that the item is held in
the library, waiting for the patron to pick it up. When the hold period ends, if the item
has not been retrieved and loaned, the item moves to the hold of the next patron on the
reserve list, or it returns to normal status and should be re-shelved.
• A checkmark in the box for Item Specific Reserve indicates that reserves are
placed on specific holding records rather than on titles. This is useful for items such as
periodicals, where the specific issue is usually required, rather than any issue of that
title.
• Click OK. This returns you to the Item Group Overrides page.
2. Click Apply to save your entries on this page, then click Members in the side menu and proceed to
the next section.
Note: The Maximum Fine amount is used
by the program as the replacement cost
if an item is damaged or lost and there is
no price in the 852#9 of the holding record.
Every library should enter an amount in this
box, even if the library does not charge
overdue fines.
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