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Sirsi Circulation Policies Explanation Back to Sirsi Transition page
Circulation Map (CIRC policy) 
               May apply to one Library or to ALL
               May apply to one User Profile or to ALL
               May apply to one item group or to ALL
               May apply to one Circulation Rule ONLY
 
Circulation Map will consist of:
 
  1.  Library (General Location) 
               Closed dates
               Loan period (Compulsory return date)
               
  2.  User Profile (User category)
               Privilege fee                                            
               Overdue threshold                                               
               Bill threshold                                           
               **Checkout limit (maximum items for specific user profile)                                              
               Reserve checkout limit                                                
               Hold limit
	(Possibly)  Track dates
		   Suspension amount
 
  3.  Item Group (Collection Code) 
               
  4.  Circulation Rule 
               Loan period
               Billing structure
                               Overdue fee (hourly, daily, monthly...)
                               Hold fee  (fee charged for handling a hold)
                               Checkout fee  (fee charged for checking out item)
                               Maximum fee (largest amount the patron may be billed for overdue item)
		Suspension details (rather than fines)
               Renew limit 
               Circulating   y/n - can item with this rule be checked out?
               **Maximum checkouts - (maximum items using this rule checked out at one time)
               *Grace period - time in which patron may return overdue item without incurring fine
               Overridable  y/n – can this rule be overridden by authorized staff?

 

*Grace period does not recognize library closed dates at this time

**NOTE:  Can specify maximum checkouts for user profile and/or circulation rule.

 

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