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Question/Topic:
How to define/change library loan limits ?
Library loan limits:
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You can define loan limit per item category
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You can
define maximum number of all loan items
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You can
lock library borrower if the unpaid fine exceeds ...
Open Manage Loans
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On the File menu, click Load Database. Select and load Library database.
- Open Manage Loans windows:
a. Click on the Loan tab. Click with right mouse button on the Loan field to display pop-up menu. Select Manage Loans command.
b. On the Loans/Returns menu, click Manage Loans
- In the Manage Loans window (screen snapshot below) click Set Due Date Period
/ Limits (1).
How to define library categorized loan limits?
How to define/modify library maximum number of item that can be loaned in total?
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Select the field in the Use this Data Field to determine Max # of Loaned
Items (1) box. For example you can select item TYPE data field. This field has values like: Book, DVD, CD, Journal,
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Enter the value of the field into Field Value (2) edit box (for example:
CD), enter the maximum number of items in the Max # of Loaned Items (3) edit box. Click Add/Edit button to add the setting to the
Max # of Loaned Items list.
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Repeat this procedure for other item types.
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Note: You can define maximum number of items that can be loaned in total (4).
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Note: You can lock borrower if the fine exceeds the maximum amount (5).
Note: in the window above there are following library due date periods and loan
limits:
- books are loaned for 14 days
- DVDs are loaned for 7 days
- CDs are loaned for 30 days
- other items are loaned for 14 (default due date period)
- borrower is allowed to loan maximum 4 books
- borrower is allowed to loan maximum 2 dvds
- borrower is allowed to loan maximum 2 cds
- borrower is allowed to loan 6 items in total
- borrower is not allowed to loan additional items if his or her fine is above $10.
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