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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Our libraries have different circulation
rules regarding a different number of renewals allowed. I believe 3
renewals is standard. However one library allows books to be checked out
for 8 weeks, with a single renewal allowed for 4 weeks. This seems to
present two problems:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Because number of renewals is
bound to the Marc record (942 Item type), all libraries must have the same
number of renewals, or multiple copies of same holding must be assigned
to multiple Marc records. Please tell me there’s a third option!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Renewals must be for the same
time period as the initial checkout period?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>Holdings must be checked out
for a particular number of days, apparently, and not according to a calendar
system. eg. books checked out on 1 Feb must be returned by/before 1
March. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks very much. My main concern is
#1 above, as one of the great benefits of a union catalogue I imagined was to
assign multiple items to the same record across multiple libraries, but there
was good reason for the 8 week/4 week rule. (To complicate matters
further, this same library has a second set of circulation rules available upon
request: 6 month checkout for intensive study purposes! Also, a school
library might allow staff to keep books out for a longer initial period, but
not allow the standard number of renewals on that longer period.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>implementing a union catalogue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>in Cape Town, South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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