Circulation Menu  > Borrow/Return an Item

Find Patron: Clicking the Find Patron link will pop-up another window where a user is able to enter the full or part surname for the patron they wish to find (eg. can type Smith or Smi). Based on the text entered, a list of results that begin with the entered text eg. smi may begin with Smids and end with Smithson, whereas Smith may begin with Smith and end with Smithson. Once the desired patron has been found, click on the name and hit the Select button.

Find Item: Uses the OPAC search facility, click find item and an All Fields Search box will appear for the user to enter text. Once the required item has been found, click Select to register the Accession Number on the previous screen.

Add Patron: This option is a direct link to Add Patron (from the Circulation > Patron Details) and will return you to the Borrow/Return screen.

Add Barcode: if a book does not possess a barcode, a barcode can be attached from this screen.

Reset: This function clears all data from the Issues Returns and Reservations screen.

Mode: Making a selection from the drop-down menu options of Returns Only, Issues Only or Reservations will restrict the processing of an item to the selected function. The default setting will allow Issues and Returns to be automatically processed on the one screen. By selecting Returns only, any attempt to process an Issue will result in an error message being displayed and the process aborted. The Reservations option indicates that the next item entered will be a Reservation against the active patron.