Tip for: 02.22.16
There's been a huge snowstorm and your library is closed. Since your entire class can't make it to the library this week, can you renew their books for them? Yes, you can!
Even if you don’t have the physical books at hand, you as the librarian can renew the books for your students, or they can renew their books themselves.
To renew items through Circulation:
To renew items through Researcher:
So you can renew items for your patrons, or they can renew their items themselves! But what happens if the items have holds on them?
Using the Renew All command in Circulation will override any barriers for you, but normal Renewal will give you an error, and your students won’t be able to renew their own items through Researcher.
You can get around this by setting a preference.
Don’t forget that with v7, or Web Librarian in v6, there are simple ways for you to access your Circulation workstation from home. Contact Customer Support to learn more!