Re: Loan Rule - Absolute date

[Ted Waller <wallert at meredith dot edu>]

Reply:

We do exactly what you describe.  To fill in your example, on July 5, 
2005 you would modify the absolute date of Aug. 31 by adding 365 to it 
(changing it from 233 to 608).  This makes new checkouts due Aug. 31, 
2006 instead of Aug. 31, 2005.  Then on Jan. 1, 2006 you would have to 
change it back to 233.  This technique works very well for our faculty 
borrowers.  Books are recallable after 21 days and renewable. 

--
Ted Waller
Carlyle Campbell Library
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
919 760 8381


-----Original Message-----

> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Betty Dong
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 6:14 PM
> To: IUG INNOPAC List
> Subject: RE: Loan Rule - Absolute date
>
> Oh, also, is there anyone out there who does have an absolute date as a
> due date willing to share their loan rules with me... As well as the
> pros and cons of this sort of loan rule. Of particular interest are the
> blocking and "billing" actions built into the rule.
>
> Your help is very much appreciated.
>
> Betty Dong
> Arizona State University Libraries
> Box 1006
> Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
> (480) 965-5972
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Betty Dong 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 3:06 PM
> To: 'IUG INNOPAC List'
> Subject: Loan Rule - Absolute date
>
> We are looking at the possibility of changing our loan rules so that our
> faculty will have an absolute due date of Aug 31 (I suppose it would be
> Aug 30 in leap years). One of the things that we are looking at is if we
> can include in our loan rule that if an item is checked out within a
> certain number of days before the set date that the due date will be the
> same day the following year. For example, if the due date is Aug 31,
> 2005 and a faculty member checks out an item on July 5, 2005, the due
> date would not be Aug 31, 2005, but would be Aug 31, 2006. I can see how
> this might be done in renewal, but not for the initial check out. And,
> for that matter, I am not absolutely sure that it will work in renewal.
>
> I need to figure this out fairly quickly, so I am hoping that someone in
> this group knows if this is possible.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Betty Dong
> Arizona State University Libraries
> Box 1006
> Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
> (480) 965-5972
>
>
>
>