Re: self-check out from OPAC?
Posted by
Verus Open Source Support on
Aug 26, 2011; 7:42am
URL: http://ngl.70.s1.nabble.com/self-check-out-from-OPAC-tp6723761p6727715.html
Yes, it is much clear to us right now. We are convinced about its
utility. Issue registered at
http://code.google.com/p/newgenlib/issues/detail?id=70
Will try to make it available in version 3.0.4 or earlier. Thank you
for presenting us this feature.
On 08/26/2011 12:53 PM, pedroparkero [via NewGenLib] wrote:
I am talking about when a book is still available,
and nobody has borrowed it yet. The patron may see it in the open
shelves, bring it to the OPAC terminal, and search for its record.
If he sees the same exact accession number as the one he has in
his hands, then the suggested feature will let a patron
"self-check out" or "claim" that item via OPAC. Then he will just
go to the circulation desk for it to be verified by the librarian.
The librarian won't have to input the item's number because it
will already be appended to the patron. All the librarian has to
do is click "verify" and the patron may leave with the book.
Another suggestion is an alternative implementation of a "reserve
thru OPAC" feature: a patron can reserve an available book (that
no one has borrowed yet) for overnight or one-week loan thru OPAC,
and this means he will come by the library at 4pm or before the
library closes that day to claim the book. Other people won't be
able to bring the item outside the library unless it's in a quick
short term loan (3hrs or before 4pm). This kind of reservation is
for that day only, and will be reset the following day. Likewise,
in this scenario, the librarian doesn't have to input the book to
the patron because the patron already selected the book and it
automatically appended to his account already.
These are just suggestions though. But it would be nice to have in
future versions of NGL.
NewGenLib Open Source Support
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