Circulation Manual

Table of Contents

1. General Circulation
   • Check In/Check Out
   • Check in a Book with a Hold
   • Check in OPAL or OhioLINK Books
   • Renew a Book
   • Pick Up Anywhere
     • Check Out
     • Check In
   • Insert a Virtual Barcode
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2. Patron Records
   • Creating New Patron Records (manually)
     • Instructions for Patrons-on-the-Fly
     • Preparing a Complete Patron Record
     • Add Additional Lines to Address Field
   • Batch Loads for Patron Records
      
3. Fines Paid
    
4. Running Paging Slips
   • OPAL Slips
   • INN-Reach Slips
   • Duplicate Paging Slips
   • Regenerating Slips
      
5. Holds
   • Placing a Hold
   • Canceling a Hold
   • Bib or Item Level Holds
      
6. Recalls
    
7. Notices
   • Pick-up Notices
   • Bill & Fine Notices
   • Statements of Charges & Checked Out Items
   • Saving Notice Settings
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8. Hold Shelf Maintenance
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9. PCIRC Items

   • Preparing PCIRC Items to go to Other OPAL Libraries

   • Receiving PCIRC Items
   • Checking Out PCIRC Items
   • Checking in Returned PCIRC Items
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10. Pickup Anywhere
    • Owning Library
    • Receiving Library
       
11. Packaging
     
12. Entering Priority Dispatch Statistics
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13. Reserves
    • Creating the Course Record
    • Adding Items to the Course
    • Creating a new ITEM Record
    • Removing Items from Reserve
       
14. Virtual Record Cleanup
     
15. INN-Reach Reports
    • Recommended Timetable and Description of Running Reports
    • Institutional Overdue Reports
       
16. Annual Clean-up Guidelines
     
17. Circulation Statistics
    • Logging in
    • Checkout Statistics
    • Other Statistical Reports Available