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Circulation Preferences

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Circulation Settings

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These preference contain some general circulation settings. For those in a Centralized Catalog environment, the Interlibrary Loans settings configure the default time periods (in days) allowed for items “in transit” or “in-stock” before showing up in the In Transit to Current Site, Late in Arriving report.

Notices 

  • Enable automatic email notifications. Check this box if you want to email confirmations and notices automatically sent to patrons with valid email addresses when the following events occur: a hold is placed, a hold expires, an in-stock hold is available, an in-stock hold expires, item becomes overdue, a reservation is placed, or a reservation is removed. To make this option available and to guarantee that your email notifications are being sent, you must have a valid Library Email Address (Sites Management), a valid patron email address (Patron Management), text in your Letters Preferences, and this Enable Automatic Email Notifications box checked.
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  • In Transit Features On/Off. When the toggle is on, In-Transit features are disabled (e.g. circulation commands “CH”, “IT”, “NT”, “NTD”, and System Patron 9); the only In-Transit related operation that can be performed is Bookdrop.
  • Average In Transit Period. Specify the average number of days that it takes for items to be delivered from one site to another. Once this time period has elapsed, if the item has not been received at the expecting library, it will appear in the In Transit to Current Site, Late in Arriving report. Default is 7.
  • In-Stock Hold Period. For items delivered to a site via the In Transit system patron; this preference sets the number of days that an item (or items) are placed on an In-Stock Hold after delivery. This preference overrides the Days to Keep an In-Stock Hold Request patron policy, however, it does not apply to items placed on In-Stock Hold for regular (i.e. non-system) patrons. Default is 7.
Receipt Settings

  • Hide Patron’s Barcode on Receipts. Obscures a patron’s barcode with asterisks (e.g. “ * ” ) for check in/out receipts.
  • Hide Patron’s Name on Receipts. When checked, receipts will print a patron’s initials instead of their full name.
  • Show Patron Phone Number on Hold Slips. When checked, a patron's phone number will be included on printed stock hold slips. You can print these slips using the dialog box that appears when a currently checked out item with an in-stock hold is bookdropped or by using the Holds subtab in the Circulation window. The item with the in-stock hold can then be set aside—slip attached—and the requesting patron contacted (via telephone) at your leisure.
  • Show Site Information on Receipts. When checked, your site's name, address and contact information is included on all receipt type.
  • Optional Text for Receipts. If you would like to, add text that will appear on receipts.
  • Add Logo for Receipt Printer. Add a logo that will appear on receipts. The slip printer uses thermal paper that can reproduce simple images clearly. For best results, please select a very basic bi-color image for display on receipts; a black and white image with a simple, line-oriented design is preferred. The logo must be an image format (e.g. JPEG, GIF, PNG, or BMP) supported by your browser and by the Network Receipt Printer. For optimal quality, the image should have a dimension no larger than 200 pixels wide by 250 pixels high and 72 ppi.


Browser Settings 

These preferences activate the COMPanion Network Receipt Printer, which provide convenient and economical means of printing receipts for common circulation transactions such as check outs, placed holds, fines, fees, payments, and refunds.

These settings are specific per browser and stored through cookies. If you clear your browser cache, do not clear cookies. Otherwise, these settings will also be cleared.



  • Use Alexandria Network Printer. Receipts for Check Outs, Check Ins, In-Stock Holds, etc., will be formatted to fit this receipt printer.
  • Printer IP Address. Specify the IP address of the receipt printer.
  • Always Print Receipts on Check Out. When checked, Alexandria will automatically print a receipt for every item that is checked out. This receipt contains information similar to that which is displayed when you click on the current item’s Details button. When not checked, receipts can be printed manually using the “D” or “QP” command in the Circulation window at the end of a transaction.
  • Always Print Receipts on Check In. When checked, Alexandria will automatically print a receipt for every item that is checked in. This receipt contains information similar to that which is displayed when you click on the current item’s Details button. When not checked, receipts can be printed manually using the “D” command in the Circulation window at the end of a transaction.
  • Always Print Receipts for Renewals. When checked, Alexandria will automatically print a receipt for every item that is renewed. This receipt contains information similar to that which is displayed when you click on the current item’s Details button. When not checked, receipts can be printed manually using the “D” command in the Circulation window at the end of a transaction.
  • Number of Check Out Receipts to Print. This indicates the number of receipts that will be automatically printed on check out, check in, or renewal.
  • Default is Print for In-Stock Hold Receipts. When checked, Alexandria will automatically print a receipt when an item becomes an in-stock hold.
  • Number of In-Stock Hold Receipts to Print. This indicates the number of in-stock hold receipts that are automatically printed when an in-stock hold request is made.
  • Default is Print for Payments and Refunds Receipts. When checked, Alexandria will automatically print receipts for payments and refunds.
  • Number of Receipts for Monetary Transactions. This indicates the number of receipts that will be automatically printed for monetary transactions such as refunds and payments.
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