M3 Group Editor enables the librarian to create, customize, and modify the group permissions required to gain access to M3 functions. Using an elaborate, hierar- chical security scheme, librarians are able to assign levels of access for Cata- loging, Circulation, OPAC, and database maintenance features.
There are three types of groups: Patron, Item, and Special Reserve. When dis- playing a group listing, a group type icon appears to the left of each group:
