We also backdate when checking in items. However, we go ahead and add an
entry in the closed date editor to ensure that fines do not accrue on those
days we are closed. I should add that we usually are able to put this
closed date into the system at least one day before the closed date. I am
not sure if the closed date can be entered the same day and fines not
accrue.
Cristina
It's been my experience that if you put the closed date in day-of, it
does NOT affect the fines for that day. At least in our setup, the
fines had already been charged for that day.
There is a way to post-void the fines in batch through a back end
process; ESI did it for us so I don't know the technical details.
This is useful if, say, an item is due Monday, you're closed
(unscheduled) Wednesday, and the item is returned on Thursday. In our
system, we would want to charge fines for Tuesday & Thursday but not
Wednesday. They can be manually voided in the patron billing statement,
but it's asking a lot of front line staff to do that (especially if it's
a patron with multiple overdues).
Perhaps an "Unscheduled Closing" option in the future that will trigger
those post-voids, suspend notices (as Yamil mentioned in OP), add an
extra day to hold-shelf expirys, etc.?
Two cents.
A.
Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
Librarian II, Public Services
Kent County Public Library
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-3636 x2115
www.kentcountylibrary.org
On 4/24/2013 3:21 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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Cristina Hernandez Trotter
Head of Reference Dept. and Heritage Center
Oconee Regional Library System
801 Bellevue Ave.
Dublin, GA 31021
478-272-5710 (phone)
478-272-0524 (fax)
www.ocrl.org
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:open-ils-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yamil Suarez
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:31 PM
To: General Evergreen List
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] What should be done during unexpected library
closings?
Hello,
I wanted to ask the community what steps are normally taken when a library
has to unexpectedly close. For my library this happens a couple of times a
year
because of snow storms. I already use amnesty mode when the library opens
up again. I was thinking of also temporarily disabling overdue and
pre-overdue
notices during the unexpected closings too, so that patrons are not told to
return items when the library is temporarily closed. Should I instead add
an
entry to the"closed dates editor" instead?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
yamil
