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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ann, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am forwarding your questions to the mailing list. I am not sure you can do what you want to do with Koha – perhaps someone else has some ideas and can help you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Katrin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> library [mailto:library@katikaticollege.school.nz] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 09, 2011 12:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Fischer, Katrin<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Koha] Branches and circulation rules<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thankyou for your help.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Basically I want to be able to block patrons from issuing more books but allow them to get equipment. There are not separate permissions for different item types as far as I can see. I also need to isolate the book issuing/renewing/returning from the students and teachers who will be issuing the laptops.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Ann Murphy<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Fischer, Katrin <<a href="mailto:Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de">Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hi,<br><br>some of my libraries use a separate itemtpye 'multimedia equipment' for lending laptops and cameras.<br>With a separate itemtype you can set up rules for patron category/itemtype combinations, which works quite well.<br><br>I am not sure if using a separate branch gives you a real advantage.<br><br>You can do separate things for overdues in Koha, so I am not sure where your problem is located.<br>You can block the patron from different actions (renewal, checkout, placing holds) using system preferences (OPACFineNoRenewals, noissuescharge, maxoutstanding) and a fine amount.<br>You can also debar patrons with sending out overdue notices (tools > overdue notice/status triggers).<br><br>The number of overdue books does not influence the checkout, onle the fine amounts and time span since the books got overdue can.<br>Those blocks will take effect system wide, so a separate branch will not make a difference.<br><br>You can also check the manual for more information about fines and setting up circulation rules:<br><a href="http://koha-community.org/documentation/" target="_blank">http://koha-community.org/documentation/</a><br><br>Hope that helps a bit.<br><span style='color:#888888'><br>-- Katrin</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz" target="_blank">koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz</a> on behalf of library<br>Sent: Tue 08.11.2011 21:57<br>To: <a href="mailto:koha@lists.katipo.co.nz" target="_blank">koha@lists.katipo.co.nz</a><br>Subject: [Koha] Branches and circulation rules<br><br>Tena koutou<br><br>We are struggling to understand the way individual branches work. We would<br>like to create an independent branch to issue laptops to students (and<br>departmental resources later) which will not be affected by how many<br>library books students have overdue. I have tried setting circulation rules<br>in the laptop issues branch to be completely different to those in our<br>library but this has not worked. Are we able to define differing borrow<br>rules for the same patron at different libraries. Could someone direct me<br>to more complete instructions on how the overdues systems work or how<br>circulation rules work.<br><br>We are still using 3.2 but will be migrating to 3.6 in the New Year.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Ann Murphy<br>Librarian<br>Katikati College<br><a href="mailto:amurphy@katikaticollege.school.nz" target="_blank">amurphy@katikaticollege.school.nz</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>