Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread Donald Butterworth
l@list.georgialibraries.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:00:28 AM > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers > > > > > Simple is good. Simple is really, really good. It give me hope that I will > one day understand ... > > So, wha

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread McCanna, Terran
worth" To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:00:28 AM Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers Simple is good. Simple is really, really good. It give me hope that I will one day understand ... So, what I am hearing is t

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread Rogan Hamby
Do circ modifiers define the kind of material, such as Book, DVD, etc ? Well, not by definition but often yes. Circ modifiers are literally a variable to pass for circulation. So they can be things like BOOK, VIDEO, etc or they could be 14-DAY, 21-DAY, etc or anything else. You woul

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread Donald Butterworth
Simple is good. Simple is really, really good. It give me hope that I will one day understand ... So, what I am hearing is that Circulation Modifiers essentially define the type of material that is circulated. Book, DVD, Kindle, etc. Is that correct? Another curve-ball. Our Org Unit Network inclu

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread Donald Butterworth
Dear Experts, Here is another newbie question. I am confused about the Circulation Modifier table and how extensive it needs to be. Here's the scenario. Our Org Unit structure includes a main library, a branch library, and three sub-libraries. All libraries have "books" that all have different cir

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Confusion about Circulation Modifiers

2014-01-16 Thread Rogan Hamby
Short answer : No you don't need different circ mods and there are a few tables that affect this. Longer answer: There are separate places to set things like circ durations, fine rates and max fines. You then set circulation matchpoints that in your case would invoke different durations depending