The term Circulating Library is used in multiple places as a field name. In an Item record, it's the library where the item is currently shelved, and in a circulation record, it's the library that actually checked the item out. (There may be more, but these are the two that cause the most confusion.)
Is there any reason that the Item Circulating Library couldn't be changed to something like "Shelving Library" instead? That's more in line with the information it's trying to get across, especially in a floating collection. This causes us problems especially when knowing if we should accept money for late fees. Currently libraries in our consortium are only allowed to accept money for bills caused by circulations from that library, not if their item just happened to be checked out somewhere else. It also causes confusion with reports, because people will be working on a report, see "Circulating Library" and assume that's where the item checked out. Not necessarily. Training can address this, but removing the source of the confusion altogether is even better (especially over a broad scattering of experience/knowledge levels). Jason -- Jason Boyer, IT Specialist Jackson County Public Library 303 W Second St Seymour, IN 47274 [email protected] p (812) 522-3412 ext. 227 f (812) 522-5456
