Re: blackout times for items

[Mieko Yamaguchi <iss053@xxxxxxxxxx>]

How about booking the items in advance for blackout periods?

Mieko

On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Jon Mark Bolthouse wrote:

> One of our consortium libraries has started loan laptops to our patrons.
> This program has proved very successful, almost too successful.  We are
> trying to come up with a way to build in a “downtime” for the laptops so
> that we can re-image the hard drives and make sure all components are in
> working order.  I realize there is an adjustable transit time for bookable
> items but this changes both the “before” and “after” times of bookable
> items. I also don’t know how self-booking will be affected.
> Has anyone come up with a way to build in a blackout period of, say, 24
> hours, where the item would be unavailable for booking or checkout?

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