Just a reminder, as our semesters start to wind down, you will want to think about changing the Julian calendar dates in your loan rules if you have any coded as “A” (see list below).
For loan rules with the code A, Sierra makes due dates based on the Julian Calendar date you enter. So you will want to update your normal loan rule date numbers and renewal date numbers before the next semester starts (or now if you think someone checking out a semester-long item will expect to have it through May). You may want to add reminders to your calendar to do this near the end of each semester from now on.
Admin à Parameters à Circulation à Loan Rules
The dates that you would be updating are in the Loan Rule table. After you select the appropriate loan rule and click on Edit, you will see a screen like the following. You will want to update the normal loan period, first renewal period, and additional renewal period as needed.
In the example below, the normal loan period is currently set for Dec. 15, 2015, the first renewal is set for April 30, 2016, and the additional renewal is set for July 29, 2016.
When you get to the point in the semester where patrons are checking out these materials for next semester, you should update (generally just before each semester ends).
