[aisle] Destiny Help

Wed Feb 9 10:01:44 CST 2022

Margo - Destiny makes things so hard to find sometimes! I am visual, so I
will draw pictures...

First, on your Library Policies page, make sure you are in the Circulation
Type tab - the default is the Patron Type tab.

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Then, click edit in the type you want to amend -

[image: Screen Shot 2022-02-09 at 9.59.11 AM.png]

The 'days to hold' box will then be accessible, and you can set it to any
timeframe you want. Some people have set it to 0 or 1 for a few days to
cancel out COVID losses, then set it back to their normal policy.

[image: Screen Shot 2022-02-09 at 9.59.20 AM.png]

Hope this helps! If you need other info, please call me at 847.543.5509.

On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 9:06 AM Margo Newtown via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Christine.  Can you explain what you mean by changing the amount of time
> to lost in the Admin/LIbrary Policies/Circ Type records?  What do I
> change?  I don't see anything about LOST.
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Angelica and Jennifer have solved your due date problem.
>>
>> LM means Lost Material. There are other reasons books are not in the
>> collection (damaged, for example), depending on how you classify them when
>> you make a determination. Lost happens automatically after the book has
>> been out a certain amount of time, or after things have not been scanned in
>> your inventory. You can change the amount of time to lost in the
>> Admin/Library Policies/Circulation Type records.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 11:48 AM Angelica Ibarra via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> It has to do with your patron type. Make sure you set up the loan period
>>> correctly for your checkout days. then set up your circulation type, make
>>> sure that you have 0 on Grace Period, Fine increment, and Max fine.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 11:28 AM Margo Newtown via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any idea why kids' books may show up as overdue when I
>>>> have the Library Policies set to a certain loan period yet the book checked
>>>> out is quite short of that loan period?  Also, there is a fine assessed for
>>>> books yet in my Library Policies I Fine Increments and max fine set to 0
>>>> for everything.  I'm not sure, either, what LM stands for in the assessed
>>>> fine.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Margo Newtown
>>>> Sheridan School Librarian
>>>> 847-615-6078
>>>> @SHlightbulblab
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>>>>
>>>>
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>> #StaySafe
>>
>>
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>> Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
>> Avon Center School
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> --
> Margo Newtown
> Sheridan School Librarian
> 847-615-6078
> @SHlightbulblab
> *LIBRARY TAGLINE: Empowering Lifelong Readers as Learners*
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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#StaySafe

'Who needs a librarian when you have Google? Well, who needs a doctor when
you have WebMD?'

Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian.com

Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
Avon Center School
1617 N. Rt. 83
Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

*Home of the Novas *

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