Circulation Desk

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Circulation desks are the basic work locations where operators circulate items to patrons, check-in items, hold items to give to patrons, and help patrons by creating requests. Circulation Desks can also function as pick-up locations where patrons can claim their requested items.

The Circulation Desk document includes the Add/Edit Circulation Desk tab and the Location tab.

The system automatically enters data into both the Old and New sections in the Add/Edit Circulation Desk tab. Selected data fields are available for editing.

Add/Edit Circulation Desk Tab Definitions

Title

Description

Circulation Desk Code

Required. The circulation desk code associated with this circulation desk.

Circulation Desk Public Name

Required. The familiar title of the circulation desk’s public view.

Circulation Desk Staff Name

Required. The familiar title of the circulation desk’s staff view; may be the same as the public name.

On-Hold Days

Required. The number of days an item will remain on hold at this circulation desk.

Shelving Lag Time (minutes)

Required. The amount of time, in minutes, between check-in and reshelving.

Note

This time is dependant on the batch job updateStatusIntoAvailableAfterReShelvingJob. Statuses will not be updated to "available" until this job has run. If the Shelving Lag Time is set to "15", but the job is set to run only at midnight, then this is when statuses will be updated. However if the job is set to run every 5 minutes, the job will run three times before statuses are updated.

Pick Up Location

Indicates whether this circulation desk can be used as a pick up location for holds.

ASR Pick Up Location

Indicates whether this circulation desk can be used as a pick up location for items on hold from an Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASR).

Print Slip

Indicates whether this circulation desk can print receipts for patrons.

Active Indicator

Indicates whether this circulation desk is active or inactive. Remove the check mark to deactivate.

Group Name

Indicates the Calendar Group assigned to the circulation desk. Select a calendar group from the dropdown list or search for one from the lookup

Hold Format

Indicates the format of the printed on-hold slips for a circulation desk.

Receipt Printer will format the page to print on 3.5" x 6" paper.

Normal Printer will format the page to print on standard 8.5" x 11" paper.

Hold Queue

Indicates whether all on-hold slips print together after a circulation attendant clicks "end session" or individually, after each circulation transaction occurs. Check the box to print the slips all together.

A circulation desk can have multiple shelving locations but each shelving location can have only a single circulation desk. On the Location tab, you may add and/or delete shelving locations to circulation desks.

  1. Enter a location or search for it from the lookup .

  2. Click .

  3. To remove an existing location, click .

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