November 2nd, 2020
Pumpkin spice and everything nice is in the air, and Miss Honey just got a bunch of new holiday books for the season. These will be perfect for storytelling time, class activities, and more! But... how can she shorten check out periods for just these books? They're sure to be popular, so everyone should get a turn. With Alexandria, the answer is simple: policies.
Policies allow you to customize transaction periods, fine rates, renewals, and more for different types of items. So, we recommend you create a holiday policy for your library!
You might want to make exceptions to these new rules. For example, you may want to limit patrons and teachers to only checking out one holiday book at a time. This can be done with the Exceptions tab in Policy Preferences.
At the end of the holidays, return those items to their original policies by following the same instructions but with the original policy (e.g. UI Fiction).
Need to keep certain books in the library for activities? Check them out to the For Library Use (3) system patron. Then no one else can check them out! |
These steps will work in v6 or v7. Still on version 6? Learn about switching to Alexandria 7! |