All circulation transactions can be accessed from the Circulation window. Circula- tion has the ability to:

•     Display  patron and item status

•     Display loans, returns, renewals, reserves,  and holds

•     Book equipment  and rooms

•     Attach messages to patron or item records

•     Process fines and issue refunds

•     Apply processing fees

•     Display  patron and item pictures

•     Send e-mail notifications  to patrons who have overdue items,  owe fines, or reserved items  that are now available

•     Record patron claims of lost, previously  paid, never had, and previously returned

•     Import off-line Tricoder transactions

•     Configure the library schedule

•     Set up a session-based  due date

•     Pre-process  barcodes to strip leading zeroes

•     Print receipts on receipt or laser printers

 

In addition, bibliographic, holding, and patron records can be added or edited, and records  can be searched. M3 allows library staff to define all circulation  parameters, and authorized  users can override  any parameter when needed.