Sending E-mail Notifications for Fines & Overdues
You can send e-mail notifications to patrons who owe fines or have overdue items. There must be an e-mail address entered in the patron record to use this feature.
Tip: If you want to “cc”
(carbon copy) e-mail notifications
to another e-mail address, type
the address in the cc= Email to
furnish copy to entry.
You can enter multiple e-mail
addresses by separating them
with commas.
1. Make sure the email notification settings in Circulation Options are completed.
2. On the side menu, click Library Transactions. This displays a list of all transactions.
3. Hold your mouse over Loans, then click an Overdue option in the list.
OR
Hold your mouse over Fines, then click any option in the list. This displays the selected transaction type.
Note: E-mails will only be
sent to patrons who have an email
address in their patron
record.
4. To send an e-mail notification to every patron in the list, click the Send notification link.
An example of an emailed overdue notice:
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Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 09:58 AM
This is an automatic overdue notice. If you have already returned the item, please ignore this message.
Patron Barcode: P49458
Patron Name: Nelson, Debra
Phone No: 315-309-9475
Item Barcode: B12667
Title: Making schools work :
Due Date: Monday, June 26, 2013 05:00 PM
Item Barcode: B18459
Title: Teaching by the book :
Due Date: Monday, June 26, 2013 05:00 PM
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An example of an emailed fine notice:
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Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 01:03 PM
This is an automatic fine due notice. If you have already paid this fine, please ignore this message.
Patron Barcode: P6
Patron Name: Campagnes, Tina
Phone No: 546-6789
Item Barcode: B43415
Title: Promises to the dead /
Due Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 04:00 PM
Due: 4.90
Item Barcode: B39324
Title: The mystery cruise /
Due Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 04:00 PM
Due: 5.80
Item Barcode: B28763
Title: Stepping on the cracks.
Due Date: Monday, April 11, 2005 05:00 PM
Due: 10.00
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