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Account Introduction

 Textbook Tracker

Generates informational slips for patrons with their login credentials, library use instructions, account restrictions, library policies, contact information, and other information the librarian wants to give patrons

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Use(s)

Print these slips at the beginning of the school year for each patron to give them all the information they need to start using the library.

Selections

Account Introduction report's Selections tab

Options

Account Introduction report Options tab

Example Report

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Account Status Summary

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a full breakdown of the current state of selected patrons' accounts

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This breakdown includes an account balance, payments, charges, credits, loaned items, lost items, overdues, holds, and reservations (similar to Patron Details). 

Use(s)

Print this report for patrons and/or their parents regularly so they can remember which items they have, what's overdue and needs to be returned, which items are lost, how much they owe the library, etc.

Selections

Account Status Summary report's Selections tab

Options

Account Status Summary report Options tab

Limit to patrons that have transactions: When checked, this limits the listed patrons to those whom have items checked out, on hold, reserved, or owe fines. If you wish to print all patrons, whether they have transactions or not, remove the check.

Example Report

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Account Expiring Notice

 Textbook Tracker

Emails patrons whose accounts are expiring in the next 30 days

Note

This report will only work if you have enabled account expiration dates (Preferences > Patrons > Patron Rules > uncheck Disable account expiration dates) and configured your Email Preferences.

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Tip

Patrons need a valid email address on their record to receive email notifications. Not sure who's missing an email? Run the Patrons with No Email report to get a list.

Use(s)

Create a saved report that's scheduled to automatically run once a month so that patrons are always notified of their cards expiring.

Selections

Account Expiring Notice report's Selections tab

Options

Account Expiring Notice report's Options tab

Example Email

This is what the email looks like to patrons:

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nameExpired Patrons
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Expired Patrons

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a list of patrons with expired accounts

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This report will only generate results if you have enabled account expiration dates (Preferences > Patrons > Patron Rules > uncheck Disable account expiration dates).

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Account expiration dates can be viewed or edited on the Personal tab of Patrons Management. Set the number of days patrons' accounts are active using patron policies.

Use(s)

Run this report regularly to see which patrons need to be renewed or removed.

Selections

Expired Patrons report Selections tab

Options

Expired Patrons report Options tab

Example Reports

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Detailed format

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This report may be removed soon. We recommend using the Patron Information report and selecting by a status of Inactive instead.

Inactive Patrons

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a list of patrons with the status of Inactive

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Use(s)

Run this report regularly to see which patrons need to be renewed or removed.

Selections

Inactive Patrons report's Selections tab

Options

Example Reports

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Detailed format (with patron pictures)

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Patrons with No Email

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a list of patrons without a listed primary email address

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Use(s)
  • Run this report after importing patron records to see which patrons need to have a primary email address manually added.
  • If you use any email notice reports, run this report to get a list of who's missing a primary email address. Then you can contact those patrons and add an email. Otherwise, they won't receive notices.
Selections

Patrons with No Email report's Selections tab

Options

Patrons with No Email report Options tab

Example Report

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Patrons with No Picture

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a list of patrons without a picture

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Use(s)

Run this report after importing patron pictures to see if any patrons were missed.

Selections

Patrons with No Pictures report's Selections tab

Options

Patrons with No Picture report Options tab

Example Report

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Suspended Patrons

 Textbook Tracker

Generates a list of patrons with a status of Suspended or letters for notifying patrons and parents of the suspension

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Use(s)

If you can't charge fines but still want to encourage patrons to return items on time, suspending them and sending out these letters may act as an incentive.

Selections

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Options

Suspended Patrons report Options tab

Example Reports

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Letter format

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Letter to Parents format

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Self Mailer format