Each patron record must be assigned to a group to establish circulation privileges. Patron groups may exist for many patron types, such as general, VIP, volunteer, or staff member. The following settings are established in the patron group:
General – establishes identification information such as name, description, and card expiration
Circulation Blocks – customizes the patron group’s rights to add, modify, place, remove, and override messages
Circulation Limits – customizes the circulation quantity limits for the patron group
Circulation Access – sets the rights of group members to access Circulation functions
OPAC Access – sets the rights of group members to access My Account and other features available in the OPAC
Cataloging Access – sets the rights of group members to access Cataloging functions
Utilities – sets access privileges for Inventory, Report Generator, Configuration Editor, and Group Editor functions
Members – displays, adds group members to or removes from the group; allows for editing of individual member records
Item Group Overrides – overrides item parameters for the specific patron group
Group Access – specifies which patron groups have access to the group, as well as the default patron and item groups created by members of this group
