Circulación

Las funciones de circulación pueden accederse de varias formas. En la página principal del cliente administrativo hay enlaces rápidos para prestar, devolver o transferir items. Para una lista completa de las funciones de circulación puede visitar la página de Circulación que está enlazada arriba a la izquierda de cualquier página o desde el centro de la página principal.

Before circulating your collection you will want to set your Global system preferences, Basic parameters and Patrons and circulation rules.

Mientras esté en Circulación puede saltar entre las pestañas en el cuadro de búsqueda rápida en las parte superior de la pantalla utilizando las siguientes teclas:

  • saltar a la búsqueda en el catálogo con Alt + Q

  • Saltar a prestamos con Alt + U

    • esto no funcionará para usuarios de Mac

  • saltar a préstamo con Alt + R

    Nota

    Los usuarios Mac utilizan el botón OPCIÓN en lugar de ALT

Check out (issuing)

Para empezar el proceso de préstamo deberá introducir el código de barras del usuario o parte de su nombre. La opción de préstamo aparece en tres lugares principales:

  • Check out option in the search bar at the top of the staff interface’s main page

    Menu and search bar at the top of the page in the staff interface

  • Check out option in the search bar at the top of the main circulation page

    The search bar at the top of the circulation module main page; the selected tab is Check out

Those two options are essentially a patron search. If you only have one result, Koha will automatically go to the patron’s file, in the “Check out” tab.

Check out tab of a patron file, current checkouts are hidden

If your search gives you more than one result, it will ask you to choose which patron to check out to.

Patron search results table

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module, under the patrons tab (table id: memberresultst).

Clicking on a patron search result will bring you to the patron’s file, on the “Details” tab. Click the “Check out” tab to access the check out screen.

If you have enabled batch checkouts, click the batch check out tab on the patron record

Batch checkout page in a patron file, there is an option to import a file, manually enter barcodes, and add a hard due date

Checking items out

Para prestar un ítem a un usuario, primero busque el usuario utilizando una de las varias opciones listadas anteriormente. Entonces, se le presentará la pantalla de préstamos.

Check out tab of a patron file, current checkouts are hidden

If “Always show checkouts immediately” is checked, you will see the list of current checkouts below the check out box.

Check out tab of a patron file, current checkouts are displayed

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The previousIssuesDefaultSortOrder system preference controls in which order these previous checkouts appear (earliest to latest, or latest to earliest).

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module, under the circulation tab (table id: issues-table).

At the top of the check out screen is a field to type or scan the item’s barcode into.

Nota

Many modern barcode scanners will send a “return” to the browser, making it so that the “Check out” button is automatically clicked.

  • If the barcode is not found you will be prompted to use fast cataloging to add the item. Learn more about fast cataloging later in this manual.

  • If the itemBarcodeFallbackSearch system preference is set to “Enable”, you can enter a keyword search in this box instead of just a barcode (this will make it possible to check out using title and/or call number).

  • If the AutoSwitchPatron system preference is set to “Enable”, scanning a patron barcode here will take you to that patron’s file.

To see more checkout options click the “Checkout settings” link to expand the checkout area.

Checkout box with checkout settings section opened

  • Specify due date: this option can be used to override the default due date for the item, as defined in the circulation and fines rules.

    Nota

    This option will only appear if the SpecifyDueDate system preference is set to allow staff to override the due date.

    • The red “X” is used to clear the date. If the “specify due date” field is empty, the default due date, as defined in the circulation and fines rules is used.

    • Remember for this session: check this box to use the same date for all checkouts. This will not only keep the specified due date for this patron but for all patrons, until you log out of the staff interface.

  • Automatic renewal: this option will allow this item to automatically be renewed

  • Don’t decrease checkout length based on holds: this option overrides the decreaseLoanHighHolds system preference.

    Nota

    This option will only appear if the decreaseLoanHighHolds system preference is enabled.

  • On-site checkout: this option indicates that this checkout is an on-site checkout.

    Nota

    This option will only appear if the checkout of items on site to patrons is allowed. These are usually items that are not for loan that you would like to check out for in-library use.

At the bottom of the page there is a summary of the patron’s current checked out items along with the due date (and time if the item is an hourly loan). Items checked out today will appear at the top, previously checked out items will be underneath.

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The todaysIssuesDefaultSortOrder system preference controls in which order these new checkouts appear (earliest to latest, or latest to earliest).

Nota

Ítems que son prestados por hora incluirán el tiempo con la fecha de vencimiento.

If an item is checked out for on-site use, that information will be highlighted in red in the checkout summary.

Section of the patron's current checkouts table showing only onsite checkouts

Si hay algunas notas en el expediente del usuario éstas aparecerán a la derecha de la caja de préstamo

Checkout box with notes and messages next to it

If the patron has a hold waiting at the library, that too will appear to the right of the check out box making it easy for the circulation staff to see that there is another item to give to the patron.

The details of the checkouts will appear on the record detail page in the staff interface as well.

Item table in a record detail page showing which items are checked out and to whom

Printing receipts

Una vez haya prestado todos los ítems al usuario puede imprimirle un recibo seleccionando uno de dos métodos.

If you have the CircAutoPrintQuickSlip preference set to “open a print quick slip window” you can simply hit enter on your keyboard or scan a blank piece of paper with your barcode scanner. The idea being that you’re «checking out» a blank barcode which triggers Koha to print the “Quick slip.”

If you have the DisplayClearScreenButton system preference set to “Show print quick slip and clear buttons” or “Show print slip and clear buttons”, there will be a small printer button in the top right of the checkout box, which can be used to print the slip or quick slip.

The checkout box in a patron file, in the top right corner of the box, there is a printer button and an X button

También puede hacer clic en el botón Imprimir en el tope de la pantalla y seleccionar “Recibo” o “Recibo rápido”.

Menu at the top of a patron's account, the 'Print' button is pressed and the options are Print summary, Print slip, Print quick slip, Print account balance, Print overdues, and Print checkin slip

If you choose “Print slip” it will print all of the items the patron has checked out, including those they checked out at an earlier date.

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The slip uses the ISSUESLIP notice. You can customize the notice in the Notices and slips tool.

Choosing “Print quick slip” will print only the items that were checked out today.

Nota

The quick slip uses the ISSUEQSLIP notice. You can customize the notice in the Notices and slips tool.

“Print summary” will generate a full page summary for the patron’s circulation information.

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The summary cannot be customized.

“Print account balance” will generate a summary of outstanding charges and unused credits in the patron’s account.

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The quick slip uses the ACCOUNTS_SUMMARY notice. You can customize the notice in the Notices and slips tool.

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This option will only appear if the patron has charges in their Accounting tab.

“Print overdues” will print out a slip that lists all items that are overdue.

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The overdue slip uses the OVERDUE_SLIP notice. You can customize the notice in the Notices and slips tool.

“Print checkin slip” will print out a slip that lists items that were checked in today.

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The checkin slip uses the CHECKINSLIP notice. You can customize the notice in the Notices and slips tool.

Exporting checkouts

Other than printing a receipt, there are several ways to export a patron’s checkouts.

The “Export” button at the top of the table allows you to export the patron’s current checkouts in either Microsoft Excel or CSV format, or even copy or print their checkouts.

Checkouts table in a patron's account, the table's export options are open (Excel, CSV, copy or print)

The CSV file exported this way will contain the columns of the table that are visible. You can click on the “Columns” button and remove some columns first, if needed.

If the ExportCircHistory system preference is enabled, there will be an “Export” column in the checkouts table. This is used to export the patron’s current checkouts in either MARC or CSV format.

Checkouts table in a patron's account, the last column of the table is 'Export', and at the bottom of the table, there is an option to export checkouts and not export specific fields

To export checkouts this way,

  • Select the checkouts to be exported using the checkboxes in the “Export” column.

  • At the bottom of the table, choose the options for the export

    • Export checkouts using format

      • MARC with items: this will export the MARC records of the checked out titles, including the item information.

      • MARC without items: this will export the MARC records of the checked out titles.

      • CSV: this will export a CSV file of checked out titles. When this option is selected, a new dropdown menu will appear to choose a CSV profile.

    • Export bundle contents: if the patron checked out a bundle, this option will export the parent record as well as all the child records.

    • Don’t export fields: optionally, you can enter MARC fields that are not to be exported.

      Nota

      The default values in the «Don’t export field» field are set in the ExportRemoveFields system preference.

Clear patron information

When you’re done checking an item out if you have the DisplayClearScreenButton preference set to “Show” you can clear the current patron by clicking the X in the top right of the patron’s info to remove the current patron from the screen and start over.

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If you have the CircAutoPrintQuickSlip preference set to “clear the screen” then you simply need to hit enter or scan a blank barcode and the screen will be cleared of the current patron.

Batch checkouts

If you would like to perform a batch check out you can do so by turning on the BatchCheckouts system preference and assigning the proper patron categories via the BatchCheckoutsValidCategories system preference. This will allow you to use an RFID pad that reads multiple barcodes or perform a batch check out for training internal use.

Batch checkout page in a patron file, there is an option to import a file, manually enter barcodes, and add a hard due date

From this screen you can scan several barcodes or load a file of barcodes.

If you have the SpecifyDueDate system preference enabled you will have the option to set a due date for the checkouts.

If the items cannot be checked out, a warning will be provided on the following screen, with the option to uncheck the items that are not to be checked out.

Warning messages when performing a batch of checkouts

Si está utilizando un tipo de usuario estadístico, entonces, usted verá que ese uso local fue guardado para cada ítem que se escaneó.

Batch checkout to a statistical patron, all checkouts were recorded as local use

Check out messages

Si está prestando un ítem que tiene múltiples piezas y ha catalogado esa información en el subcampo 3 del registro del ítem (en MARC21) aparecerá un mensaje cuando preste ese ítem indicándole cuantas piezas debería haber.

Message in circulation, the message says "Note about the accompanying materials: + 1 folded map"

Hay momentos en que Koha evitará que el bibliotecario pueda prestar ítem a un usuario. Cuando esto suceda aparecerá una advertencia que notificará al bibliotecario por qué el usuario no puede tener préstamos.

  • El usuario debe demasiado en multas

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    • You can set the amount at which patron checkouts are blocked with the noissuescharge system preference

  • El usuario tiene una restricción en su cuenta

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    • This can be set by the librarian editing a patron record and adding a restriction or by the Overdue/Notice Status Triggers

    • Si los miembros del personal/staff tienen los permisos correctos, ellos pueden anular la restricción temporalmente

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  • El usuario debe confirmar su dirección

    Warning Cannot check out Address: patron's address flagged as in doubt

    • This can be set by the staff editing a patron record and adding a flag.

  • El usuario ha perdido su carnet de biblioteca

    Warning Cannot check out Lost: patron's card is flagged as lost

    • This can be set by the staff editing a patron record and adding a flag.

Check out warnings

A veces, los préstamos harán que aparezcan mensajes de advertencia con un recuadro amarillo sobre el campo. Estas advertencias deben ser atendidas antes de seguir prestando ítems.

  • El usuario tiene multas pendientes

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  • El ítem está reservado a otro usuario

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  • El ítem debería estar en la estantería de reserva esperando por un usuario

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  • El ítem está prestado actualmente a este usuario

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  • El artículo/ítem está prestado a otro usuario

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    • Este mensaje de advertencia le permitirá colocar una reserva en el ítem para el usuario al que usted está intentando prestar.

  • El ítem no puede prestarse

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  • Patron has too many things checked out and AllowTooManyOverride is set to “Allow”

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  • Patron has too many things checked out and AllowTooManyOverride is set to «Don’t allow»

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  • Este ítem no se puede renovar

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  • No se encuentra el código de barras

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  • El ítem al ser prestado se marca como “perdido”

    • Depending on the value in your IssueLostItem preference, you may just see a warning

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      o un cuadro de confirmación

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  • Elejemplar siendo prestado no es recomendado para usuarios de esa edad

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  • Item being checked out meets the decreaseLoanHighHolds system preference criteria

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  • Item has accompanying material (field 952$3, “Materials specified”, is filled)

    Message in a blue box 'Note about the accompanying materials: 2 DVD'

    • If CircConfirmItemParts is set to “Require”, the staff member will have to confirm the checkout

      Alert in a yellow box asking to confirm checkout 'Please confirm checkout Please confirm that the accompanying materials are present: 2 DVD Yes, check out (Y) No, don't check out (N)'

  • If the CheckPrevCheckout system preference says to check the patron’s circulation history, a warning will show to indicate that the patron has already checked out the item

    Checkout warning message: Please confirm checkout Patron has previously checked out this title ... Check out anyway? Yes, check out (Y), No, don't check out (N)

Checkout notes

Checkout notes are notes that patrons can add from the OPAC about a particular item they have checked out (for example: missing first page, or DVD is scratched, etc.).

To enable checkout notes, set the AllowCheckoutNotes system preference to “Allow”.

Once the system preference is activated, a new column titled “Report a problem” will appear in the list of checkouts in the patron’s summary in the OPAC.

Patron's 'Your summary' page with AllowCheckoutNotes enabled, there is a column titled 'Report a problem' in the checkouts table, with a button 'Add note' for each checkout

When the patron clicks on “Add note”, they will be able to write a note about this checkout.

Window for the patron to report a problem about on of their checkouts

Staff will be alerted of new checkout notes in the section at the bottom of the staff interface’s home page, with other pending requests.

Prompt on staff interface homepage to view pending article requests, pending purchase suggestions, patrons requesting modifications, pending catalog concerns, pending checkout notes, and pending OPAC problem reports

An email will also be sent to the email address in KohaAdminEmailAddress to alert the system administrator that a checkout note was added.

Nota

You can customize this message in the Notices and slips tool. The letter code is CHECKOUT_NOTE.

Checkout notes can be managed from the circulation module home page, under Circulation > Checkout notes, or by clicking on the message in the pending requests section of the staff interface home page.

Main page of the circulation module

List of checkout notes submitted by patrons, next to each note are action buttons Mark seen and Mark not seen

From this page, staff can mark notes as seen, either individually by clicking the “Mark seen” button on the right, or in a batch by selecting the notes and clicking “Mark seen” at the top of the page. Marking the notes as seen will remove them from the pending requests section of the staff interface homepage.

Seen notes can be filtered out with the “Hide seen” link at the top of the table.

Checkout notes will also appear upon checkin.

Patron note message on checkin, containing the date of the note, the title and author, and the patron's note

Once the item is checked in, the note will be removed permanently from this page.

Renovaciones

Checked out items can be renewed (checked out for another period of time) based on your circulation rules and renewal preferences.

If you allow it, patrons can renew their own items via the OPAC, but sometimes you’ll need to help them by renewing their items via the staff client.

Para renovar un ítem prestado a un usuario, puede hacer una de dos cosas.

Lo primero, es visitar la página de detalles del usuario o la página de préstamo y revisar el sumario de préstamos al final de la página.

Issues table (circulation summary) in the patron file

In the Renew column you will see how many times each item has been renewed and a checkbox to renew the item for the patron. Check the box of the items you would like to renew and click the “Renew or return checked items” button, or to renew all items checked out to the patron simply click the “Renew all” button.

Two buttons 'Renew or check in selected items' and 'Renew all'

Sometimes renewals will be blocked based on your circulation rules, to override this block you must have your AllowRenewalLimitOverride preference set to “Allow”. If you allow renewal limit overrides, you will see a checkbox at the bottom left of the circulation summary. Check that box and then choose the items you would like to renew.

Bottom of the circulation summary table, there are two checkboxes 'Override renewal restrictions' and 'Renew as unseen if appropriate', followed by two buttons 'Renew or check in selected items' and 'Renew all'. The checkbox 'Override renewal restrictions' is checked.

Al marcar esa casilla se agregarán casillas de selección arriba en la columna de renovación donde antes el ítem no se podía renovar.

You can also mark a renewal as “unseen”, to differentiate between renewals where staff has actually seen the item, versus renewals where they didn’t see it (over the phone, for example). To do this, you must first enable the UnseenRenewals system preference. Once enabled, a checkbox will appear at the bottom left of the circulation summary. Check that box to mark the renewals as “unseen”. Then click either “Renew or check in selected items” or “Renew all”.

Bottom of the circulation summary table, there are two checkboxes 'Override renewal restrictions' and 'Renew as unseen if appropriate', followed by two buttons 'Renew or check in selected items' and 'Renew all'. The checkbox 'Renew as unseen if appropriate' is checked.

La página de Devolución en el menú de Circulación

Part of the circulation module homepage, showing circulation-focused actions.

Escanee o tipee el código de barras del ítem que desee transferir

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Una vez que el archivo es subido se presenta un mensaje de confirmación.

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Al seleccionar “Cerrar” se le presentará un formulario.

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Una vez que el ejemplar se presta aparecerá bajo la información del usuario.

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Check in (returning)

El préstamo de ítems puede hacerse desde diferentes lugares

  • La casilla de devolución en el tope de la interfaz principal del cliente administrativo

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  • La opción de devolución de la barra de búsqueda rápida en la página de Circulación

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  • El enlace de devolución en el resumen de préstamo del usuario (y en la página de resumen de préstamo)

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  • La página de Devolución en el menú de Circulación

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  • Koha also offers an automatic checkin feature, which can be set in item types.

Checking items in

Para devolver un ítem escanee el código de barras para el ítem en el cuadro correspondiente. Un resumen de todos los ítem devueltos aparecerá debajo del cuadro devolver

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Nota

  • You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: checkedintable).

Si está devolviendo ejemplares que fueron puestos en el buzón de devolución mientras la biblioteca estuvo cerrada usted puede marcar el “Modo buzón” antes de ingresar los ejemplares. Esto efectivamente hacer retroceder la fecha de devolución a la última fecha en que la biblioteca estaba abierta.

  • This requires that you have your closings added to the calendar tool

También puede optar por perdonar todos los cargos por mora de los ítem que está devolviendo marcando la casilla “Perdonar cargos por mora” antes de escanear ítems.

If you have the SpecifyReturnDate preference set to “Allow” you will be able to arbitrarily set the return date from below the check in box.

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Check in messages

Hay varios mensajes que pueden aparecer cuando devuelva ítems:

  • If the return policy dictates items need to be returned back to their home or holding library, a message will appear asking staff to transfer the item.

    Pop-up indicating an item needs to be transferred back to its home library. Options are OK and Print slip.

    Nota

    When set to “Block”, the TransfersBlockCirc system preference will block all actions until the pop-up is confirmed.

    When set to «Don’t block», the AutomaticConfirmTransfer system preference determines what happens if the pop-up is dismissed without confirming the transfer.

    • After this item is checked in and the transfer is confirmed, the status of the item will be changed in the catalog to “in transit”.

      Item display in the staff interface, the status is 'In transit from Fairview to Centerville since 25/04/2023'.

    • To mark an item as back at the home or holding library, check the item in at that library.

      Check in message Not checked out Item received from Fairview.

      • A message will appear to tell you that the item is not checked out, but the status will now say available in the catalog. This step is necessary to mark items as received by the library.

  • Si usted recibe un ítem que debe tener múltiples partes o piezas aparecerá un mensaje advirtiéndole acerca del número de piezas que debería tener en la mano

    Message in a blue box 'Note about the accompanying materials: 2 DVD'

    • If CircConfirmItemParts is set to “Require”, the staff member will have to confirm the checkin

      Alert modal asking to confirm checkin 'Please confirm checkin Please confirm that the accompanying materials are present: 2 DVD Yes, check in (Y) No, don't check in (N)'

  • Si está devolviendo un ítem que está reservado, se le pedirá que confirme la reserva

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    • Hacer clic en “Confirmar reserva” marcará ítem como en espera para ser recogido de la biblioteca

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    • Clicking the “Print slip and confirm” button will mark the item as waiting for pickup at the library and present the library with a receipt to print and place on the book with the patron’s information

    • Ignorando la reserva dejará en suspenso el ítem, pero permanecerá su condición de disponible (no se cancelará la reserva)

  • Si está devolviendo un ítem que está reservado en otra sucursal, se le pedirá que confirme la reserva y la transfiera a la otra sucursal

    Hold found pop up message indicating the item should be transferred to Centerville, the pickup library. The options are 'Confirm hold and transfer', 'Print slip, transfer, and confirm' or 'Ignore'

    • Clicking the “Confirm hold and transfer” button will mark the item as in transit to the library where the hold was placed

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    • Clicking the “Print slip, transfer and confirm” button will mark the item as in transit to the library where the hold was placed and present the library with a receipt to print and place on the book with the patron’s information

    • Ignorando la reserva dejará en suspenso el ítem, pero permanecerá su condición de disponible (no se cancelará la reserva)

  • If you have the system showing you fines at the time of checkin (FineNotifyAtCheckin) you will see a message telling you about the fine and providing you a link to the payment page for that patron

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Claiming an item as returned

If the patron claims they returned something, you can mark that item as “Claimed returned” and track those claims.

In order to use this feature,

  • Add a new authorized value to the LOST category to represent items claimed as returned.

  • Enter the authorized value in the ClaimReturnedLostValue system preference (this enables the return claims feature).

  • Choose if a lost fee should be charged to the patron who claims an item as returned. Set a value in the ClaimReturnedChargeFee system preference (the default is to ask if a lost fee should be charged).

  • Optionally set a number of return claims a patron can make before a warning appears in their record in the ClaimReturnedWarningThreshold system preference.

Once the feature is enabled, a button to “Claim returned” will appear in the patron’s checkouts tab.

List of checkouts in a patron's record

To claim an item as returned,

  • Click the “Claim returned” button next to the checkout.

  • In the pop-up, enter any notes about this claim.

    Claim returned pop-up modal asking to add notes and whether or not to charge lost fees

  • If the ClaimReturnedChargeFee system preference is set to ask whether or not the lost fee should be charged to the patron, there will be a checkbox to charge the fee.

  • Click “Make claim”.

The claimed returned item will stay in the patron’s checkouts, and its lost status will be updated. The claim will also appear in the “Claims” tab.

Resolving a return claim

To resolve a claim,

  • Go to the patron’s record in the “Claims” tab.

    Patron's claims tab

  • Click “Actions” next to the item and choose “Resolve”.

  • In the pop-up, choose a resolution and new lost status.

    Pop-up to resolve a return claim

    • Resolution: the resolution is the reason this claim is being closed.

      Nota

      The values are managed in the RETURN_CLAIM_RESOLUTION authorized value category.

    • New item lost value: this is the new lost status for this item.

      Nota

      The values are managed in the LOST authorized value category.

  • Click “Resolve claim”.

The resolved claim will stay in the patron’s record, unless they are purged by the cleanup_database.pl cron job after the number of days specified in the CleanUpDatabaseReturnClaims system preference.

Circulating bundles

This feature adds the ability to create bundles of items that can be checked out as a single entity. A bundle could for example be a box of related items from your library or a collection of musical scores which need to be circulated together.

You create a collection level bibliographic record and add items to it in the usual way. Those items can then be converted to a bundle by adding existing item records to them using their barcodes. The items will remain attached to their original records and be marked as ‘not for loan’.

Configuration

First you need to make some configuration choices.

Item types - you may want to create a separate item type to identify your bundles.

Circulation rules - you can optionally create circulation rules for your bundle item type.

There are two system preferences which control the status values used with bundles:

Creating bundles

The bundle functionality will only be displayed if you create a catalogue record with the Leader, (000 MARC tag) position 7 set to ‘c’ for Collection.

The leader cataloging form, the values are the default ones except for position 7 Bibliographic level, which is set to c - Collection

Nota

It might be useful to have a separate MARC bibliographic framework for bundles with the ‘c’ set as a default value if you will use bundles regularly. You can also add any custom fields to the template that might be unique to bundles such as size or weight.

Your catalogue record will contain information to identify the content of the bundle.

For example, if the bundle is a box of resources for school children on the topic of oceans, the catalogue record might look something like the one shown below.

Detailed view of a record in the staff interface, it is a simple record with two items, both items have a 'Manage bundle' button on the right

Add an item record for each physical bundle. It is likely that you will want a specific item type for bundles so that you can identify them easily and create circulation rules for them. In this case the bundle has the item type COLLECTION.

An item record attached to this type of catalogue record can be converted into a bundle via the Manage bundle button on the far right-hand side of the holdings table for each item as shown below.

Adding items to bundles

Click on Manage bundle and then the Add to bundle button to add items to the bundle using the barcode of the item.

'Add to bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode

You will see a message telling you that the item has been added successfully.

'Add to bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Success: Added' followed by a barcode

When you have finished scanning in items you can click on Close and view the bundle contents. The bundle contents list can be exported or printed if required.

A section to manage the bundle is open under the bundle item, showing the attached items

Advertencia

Items added to bundles are still attached to their permanent catalogue record, however, they cannot be checked out individually. When added to a bundle an item’s Not for Loan status is updated and can be viewed in the holdings table of the permanent record along with a link to the bundle. The Not for Loan status can be defined in the BundleNotLoanValue system preference.

Holdings tab in a detailed record in the staff interface, one of the items has the 'Added to bundle' not for loan status, the status column also shows which bundle this item is a part of with a link to the bundle

If an item is already found to be attached to the bundle, a warning message will be displayed.

'Add to bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Warning: item xxxx already attached'

If an item has an item-level hold, a warning message will be displayed. To add the item to the bundle anyway, click “Ignore holds and add to bundle”. To cancel, click “Close”.

'Add to bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Warning: Item xxxxx is on hold' and a button to 'Ignore holds and add to bundle'

If an item cannot be added to the bundle for any other reason a failure message will display.

'Add to bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Failure: item xxxx belongs to another bundle'

Removing items from bundles

To remove an individual item from a bundle you can click on the Remove button from the Actions column of the bundle contents list.

To remove multiple items from the bundle you have two options:

Use the ‘Remove from bundle’ button from within the Manage bundle display

A section to manage the bundle is open under the bundle item, there are two buttons: 'Add to bundle' and 'Remove from bundle'

Scan in barcodes in the same way as you add items to bundles. You will see a confirmation dialogue to let you know the item has been removed.

'Remove from bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Success: Removed' followed by a barcode

If the item couldn’t be removed you will see a Failure message.

'Remove from bundle' pop-up, with a field to enter a barcode; above the field there is a message 'Failed: Barcode matched more than one item' followed by a barcode

The second way to remove multiple items is to scan the barcode of the item into the checkin box and you will be given the option to remove the item from its bundle.

Warning when checking in an item that says 'Item belongs in bundle This item belongs in a bundle' followed by the title and barcode of the bundle and a button 'Remove from bundle'

When you have finished working with a bundle you can close the contents list by clicking on the Manage bundle button again.

Circulating bundles

Checkout

You can checkout a bundle in the usual way from Circulation using the barcode of the bundle. If required you can create specific circulation rules for bundles based on their item type.

Remember, once an item is within a bundle it cannot be checked out individually. If you try to do this the following alert will be displayed.

Warning message that says 'Please confirm checkout Item is normally not for loan (Added to bundle). Check out anyway?' with two buttons: Yes, checkout (Y) and No, don't check out (N)

You can see the checkout from the patron’s list of checkouts.

Checkouts tab in a patron file in the staff interface, the checked out bundle appears as a normal checkout

You can also see that the bundle is checked out from the status column of the Holdings table of the catalogue record.from the catalogue record display.

Holdings tab in a detailed record in the staff interface, the item is marked as checked out, with the name of the patron, their cardnumber and the due date

Checkin

Check in bundles in the usual way from Circulation. You will then be prompted to verify the presence of each item that belongs in the bundle.

If you need to skip the verification process, click the “Confirm checkin without verifying bundle contents” button. You will be able to verify the contents later.

A list of the items currently attached to the bundle, and expected to be returned, will display at the top of the dialogue. Beneath the list will be a ‘Barcodes’ box where you are expected to scan the barcodes of the returned items one by one.

Please confirm bundle contents for xxxx pop-up, the pop-up shows the list of items that should be in the bundle, showing the title, author, item type and barcode, with a field in which to scan the bundled items' barcodes. One barcode has already been scanned, and there is a message 'Verified' followed by the barcode, visually, the scanned item is in a different color in the list above

As you scan items, the matching row in the list will be highlighted to give some visual feedback. You also see a running total of items that have been checked in on the right hand side.

When you have finished scanning the returned items you can click on ‘Confirm checkin and mark missing items as lost’ or you can cancel the checkin.

If all the bundle items were marked as found you will be presented with a message to say the checkin is complete.

'Bundle verified' checkin message with a button to view the bundle contents

You can view and print a contents list.

'Bundle contents' pop-up showing the barcode and title of each bundled item; there are two buttons: Close and Print

Missing items

If some items were found to be missing during the verification stage the check in will proceed but you will be alerted to the fact that the bundle content has changed and you will be given the option to view and print an updated contents list.

Warning message 'Bundle had missing items Bundle contents list updated', there are two buttons 'View updated contents list' and 'View list of missing items'

You can also view a list of the missing items.

Items missing from bundle at checkin pop-up, showing the barcode and title of each missing item; there are two buttons: Close and Print

Any items that were missing during the verification stage will automatically be marked with an appropriate Lost status and a return claim added to track which checkout lost the contained item. You can add your own Lost statuses as authorized values and can control which lost status is used via the BundleLostValue system preference. For example a ‘Missing from bundle’ status as shown below.

Holdings tab in a detailed record in the staff interface, one of the items has the 'Missing from bundle' lost status, the status column also shows which bundle this item is a part of with a link to the bundle

In the Manage bundle contents view, the missing item displays with the date last seen.

A section to manage the bundle is open under the bundle item, showing the attached items, a column status indicates 'Present' for all items except two, which have 'Last seen' with a date and 'Claims returned by' with the name of the last borrower

Claims returned process

Within the patron record the missing items are listed as claims returned and can be viewed from the Claim(s) tab in the Checkouts table.

Tabs at the bottom of a patron's file in the staff interface: 0 Checkouts, 0 Holds, Claims 0 / 1, Restrictions

Click on the numbered square to view the missing items for the patron.

If an item is found it should be checked in. The checkin dialogue box will include a button to ‘Resolve’ the claim.

Warning message 'This item has been claimed as returned by' followed by the name and cardnumber of the patron and a button 'Resolve'

You are required to add a resolution reason and can optionally change the lost value of the item.

'Resolve return claim' pop-up with one field for the resolution and the new item lost value

Inventory (checking bundle contents at any time)

A verification can be triggered at any time by checking the bundle in. If the system detects that the bundle was not checked out at this point, a modified confirmation dialogue is displayed which will include all items expected to be present in the bundle, even those currently marked as lost.

Please confirm bundle contents for xxxx pop-up, the pop-up shows the list of items that should be in the bundle, showing the title, author, item type, barcode and status, with a field in which to scan the bundled items' barcodes. One item has the status 'Missing from bundle', the other items have the 'Present' status

This allows for a quick view of what should be in the bundle and what’s currently marked as missing. You can optionally cancel the checkin or choose to rescan the items to perform the verification, marking items as found or subsequently missing. As this is a checkin that is not associated with a checkout, if new items are found to be missing, we will mark them as lost but cannot associate them with a checkout and returns claim.

Reservas

Koha allows patrons to put things on hold. A “Hold” is a way to reserve an item. Depending on your circulation and fines rules and hold system preference settings, patrons will be able to place items on hold for pickup at the library at a later date and time.

Placing holds in the staff interface

There are several ways to place holds from the staff interface. The most obvious is using the “Place hold” button at the top of any bibliographic record.

Detailed record in the staff interface

You can also click the smaller “Place hold” link found at the top of your catalog search results, or the “Holds” link found below each result.

A single search result in the staff interface

To place holds on multiple titles at the same time, check the boxes next to the titles in the search results, and click the “Place hold” button at the top of the search results.

Se le pedirá buscar el usuario por número o por cualquier parte de su nombre para iniciar el proceso de reserva.

Patron search when placing a hold

If you’d like to search for the patron first and then the bibliographic record for the hold, you can open the patron record and click on the “Search to Hold” button at the top of the patron record.

Row of action buttons at the top of the patron's detail page: Edit, Add guarantee, Change password, Duplicate, Print, Search to hold, Add message, Schedule pickup, and More

After clicking the button you will be brought to the catalog search page where you can find the title or titles you need to place a hold on. Under each title on the results you’ll see an option to “Place hold for (patron name).”

Single search result in the staff interface, among the options at the bottom, there is Holds and Place hold for Eva Dillon

If you want to place a hold on multiple titles for this patron, check the boxes to the left of the titles, click the arrow to the right of the “Place Hold” button and choose “Place hold for (patron name)”.

The arrow button next to the 'Place hold' at the top of the search results in the staff interface is pressed and the options are: Place hold, Place hold for Eva Dillon, and Forget Eva Dillon

Nota

Once the holds are placed, you can choose to have Koha “forget” the patron’s name by clicking the arrow to the right of the “Place hold” button on the search results and choosing the “Forget (patron name)” option.

Dependiendo de cuantos ítems elija reservar a la vez verá un formulario diferente para hacer reservas. Si hace una reserva en un registro bibliográfico verá una lista de todos los ítems que puede reservar.

Form for placing a hold on a single bibliographic record

  • Patron: the patron’s name for whom this hold is

  • Estimated priority: this takes into account holds that are already placed on this title

  • Note: enter any notes that might apply to this hold

  • Pickup at: choose the library where the patron will pick up the item

  • Request specific item type: if the AllowHoldItemTypeSelection system preference is set to “Allow” there will be an option to choose to limit the hold to a specific item type

  • Hold starts on date: if the AllowHoldDateInFuture system preference is set to “Allow”, and the patron wants the hold to start on a date other than today, enter the date here

  • Hold expires on: if the patron has specified that they don’t want the item after a certain date, or if you have limits on hold lengths, you can enter an expiration date for the hold in the “Hold expires on date”

    Nota

    To cancel expired holds automatically you need to have the expired holds cron job set to run on a regular basis.

  • Hold next available item: check if the hold should be on the next available item, if not, choose an item group in the “Hold next available item from an item group” section or a specific item in the “Place hold on a specific item” section below

  • Holds to place (count): If “Hold next available item” is checked and multiple holds per record are allowed, you can enter a number in the “Holds to place (count)” text box to place that number of holds for the selected patron.

    Nota

    The “Holds to place (count)” text box will only appear if the Circulation and Fines rules are set to allow a “Holds per record” limit that is greater than 1, but not Unlimited, for this combination of item type and patron category.

  • Non-priority hold: if you are placing a hold for internal purposes, such as checking for missing pages or needing to add a label, check the “Non-priority hold” box. This type of hold will not prevent the patron who currently has the item to renew their checkout.

  • Hold next available item from an item group: if the EnableItemGroupHolds system preference is set to “Enable” and the record has item groups, you can choose to place a hold on the next available item of a group, rather than the next available item on the whole record or a specific item.

  • Place hold on a specific item: if the hold should be on a specific item rather than the next available item of the record or the group, select the item that should be placed on hold

    Nota

    The default pickup library for item-level holds is determined by the DefaultHoldPickupLocation system preference.

If you’re placing holds on multiple records you will be presented with the next available option for all titles. If no items are available for hold it will say so on the confirmation screen.

Form for placing holds on multiple bibliographic records

If your library uses the patron clubs feature, use the clubs tab to place a hold for a club.

To place a hold for a club, click the clubs tab, search for and select the club name, and click the “Place hold” button.

Club search box when placing a hold for a patron club

Managing holds

Holds can be altered and cancelled from the holds tab found on the left of the bibliographic record.

'Holds' tab of a bibliographic record

From the list of holds you can change the order of the holds, the pickup location, suspend, or cancel the hold.

List of existing holds on a record

Nota

If the HoldsSplitQueue system preference is set, you will see the holds list split across different tables by either pickup library, item type or both.

Nota

If the AllowHoldDateInFuture system preference is set to «Don’t allow», you will not have the option to edit the date the hold was placed (the column labelled Date).

Nota

Depending on how the HidePatronName system preference is set, the list may show card numbers instead of names in the patron column like in the image above.

Changing the order of the holds

To rearrange holds, make a selection from the “Priority” drop-down or click the arrows to the right of the priority pull down.

In the table of existing holds on a record, the Priority drop-down is open

Advertencia

Clicking the double down arrow to the right of the hold will stick the hold at the bottom of the list even if more requests are made.

For example, if your library has home-bound patrons that are allowed to keep items out for months at a time, it would not be fair to other patrons if a home-bound patron were able to check out a brand new book and keep it for months. For this reason, the home-bound patron’s hold request would stay at the bottom of the queue until everyone else who wanted to read that book has already done so.

In the list of existing holds, lowest priority holds are indicated by the double down arrow with a line underneath.

In the list of existing holds on a record, the last hold in the list has the lowest priority activated.

Clicking the double arrow again will put the hold back in regular priority, in last place.

Suspending holds

If a patron asks to have their hold suspended and the SuspendHoldsIntranet system preference is set to “Allow”, you can do so by clicking the “Suspend” button at the far right.

If the patron gives you a date for the holds to resume, you can enter that in the date box and click the “Update hold(s)” button to save your changes.

List of existing holds on a record, the first hold is suspended until 03/14/2023

Nota

If the AutoResumeSuspendedHolds system preference is set to «Don’t allow» there will not be the option to put an end date on the hold suspension.

Nota

The auto_unsuspend_holds.pl cron job is required to automatically resume suspended holds.

You can also unsuspend holds manually by clicking the “Unsusped” button.

If the SuspendHoldsOpac system preference is set to “Allow”, patrons will be able to suspend and unsuspend their own holds from their online account.

Deleting holds

To delete or cancel a hold, click the red trash can to the right of the hold line.

To delete/cancel a bunch of holds you can choose “del” from the drop-down menu on the left of each line and then click “Update hold(s)” at the bottom of the list.

The list of existing holds on a record, the Priority drop-down is open and the mouse cursor is on the 'del' option.

Alternatively, you can select the holds to be cancelled and click the “Cancel selected” button.

Receiving holds

When items that are on hold are checked in or out the system will remind the circulation staff that the item is on hold and offer them options for managing the hold.

Cuando se devuelve un ítem que está reservado, el sistema le pedirá que confirme la reserva y lo transfiera

Hold found pop up message indicating the item should be transferred to Centerville, the pickup library. The options are 'Confirm hold and transfer', 'Print slip, transfer, and confirm' or 'Ignore'

o simplemente que confirme la reserva

Hold found pop up message. The options are 'Confirm hold', 'Print slip and confirm' or 'Ignore'

If the item needs to be transferred, clicking “Confirm and transfer” or “Print slip, transfer, and confirm” will mark the item as in transit to the proper library.

If the item is already at the pickup library, clicking the “Confirm” or the “Print slip and confirm” button will mark the item as ready for pickup by the patron.

Clicking “Ignore” will retain the hold, but allow the item to be checked out to another patron or change the status of the item (if it was returned damaged, for example).

The “Print slip and confirm” or “Print slip, transfer, and confirm” options will open a printable page that you can attach to the item with the necessary hold or transfer information.

Nota

The slip that is printed is the HOLD_SLIP notice. It can be modified with the Notices and slips tool.

When the hold is confirmed, if the patron is notified, the “hold filled” notice will be sent to them.

Nota

The notice that is sent is the HOLD notice. It can be modified with the Notices and slips tool.

Nota

If the HoldsAutoFill system preference is enabled, the circulation staff will not have to confirm the hold, but they will have the option to print the hold or transfer slip.

Hold found and confirmed message. The only option is to print the slip

If the HoldsAutoFillPrintSlip system preference is enabled, the print window to print the hold or transfer slip will open automatically.

Once confirmed, the hold will show as “waiting” on the patron record and on the checkout screen under the “Holds” tab.

Table of patron's current holds

El registro del ítem mostrará que el ítem está reservado.

Holdings table in a bibliographic record in the staff interface, the item's status indicates that it is Waiting at Centerville since 07/28/2022. Hold for Mary Burton.

In some cases, a patron may come in to pick up a hold on behalf of someone else. In this case, make sure that the hold is cancelled when you check the item out to someone else. Alternatively, a check out might be attempted in error for an item that is already waiting for someone else. In this case you will be presented with a warning message.

Warning message when attempting to checkout an item that is currently on hold and awaiting pickup to another patron. There are two options: Cancel hold and Revert waiting status. And three buttons: Yes, checkout, Don't checkout and print slip, or No, don't checkout.

  • Cancel hold: in combination with “Yes, check out”, this option will cancel the current hold and check the item out to the new patron.

  • Revert waiting status: in combination with “Yes, check out”, this option will revert the waiting status of the hold (the patron who placed the hold will be back in first position in the queue) and check the item out to the new patron.

  • Yes, check out: this option will check the item out to the current patron.

  • Don’t check out and print slip: this option will open the print window to print the hold slip, the check out will be cancelled and the hold will remain.

  • No, don’t check out: this option will cancel the check out, the hold will remain.

If you try to check in an item that is already waiting to be picked up, a pop up indicating that a hold was found and the item is already waiting will appear.

Hold found item is already waiting checkin message

  • Confirm hold: this option will keep the existing hold.

  • Print slip and confirm: this option will open the print window to print the hold slip and keep the existing hold.

  • Cancel hold: this option will remove the hold.

    • If you cancel the hold and further holds exist for the item you will be presented with a new option to confirm the hold for the next patron.

Curbside pickups

Koha has an integrated curbside pickup module that can be used to schedule hold pickups by patrons.

  • Get there: Circulation > Curbside pickups

See the curbside pickup configuration section to learn how to set up curbside pickup.

Nota

Staff needs the manage_curbside_pickups permission (under circulate) in order to schedule and manage pickups.

Scheduling a pickup

  • Get there: Circulation > Curbside pickups > Schedule pickup

To schedule a pickup,

  • Click the “Schedule pickup” tab

    Curbside pickup management page, the Schedule pickup tab is selected and it contains a patron search box

  • Search for the patron for whom to schedule a pickup, with either their name or their card number

    Advertencia

    If “Enable for waiting holds only” is set in the curbside pickup configuration for your library, and the patron has no waiting holds, there will be an error message.

    Curbside pickup management page, the Schedule pickup tab is selected, there is an error message that says 'The patron does not have waitings holds'.

  • Enter a date for the pickup

    Nota

    Only dates with available time slots will be displayed.

  • The possible pickup times will be displayed, depending on the day of the week

    Curbside pickup management page, the Schedule pickup tab is selected, a patron and a date have been entered, all the possible time slots are displayed, in 10-minute intervals, most have (0) underneath the time, some have (1) or (2), one has (3) and is displayed in red

    Nota

    The number in parentheses under each time slot is the number of patrons who are currently scheduled for a pickup at that time. If the maximum number of appointments has been reached, based on the “Maximum patrons per interval” setting in the curbside pickup configuration, the time slot will be displayed in red and you will not be able to select it.

  • If needed, you can add a note concerning this pickup

  • Haga clic en “Enviar””

Alternatively, you can schedule a pickup from the patron’s account.

  • Click “Schedule pickup” at the top of the patron’s detail page

    Row of action buttons at the top of the patron's detail page: Edit, Add guarantee, Change password, Duplicate, Print, Search to hold, Add message, Schedule pickup, and More

Nota

If the patron has chosen to receive the “Hold filled” notice by email, they will also get a notification when a curbside pickup is scheduled.

You can customize the notice by editing the NEW_CURBSIDE_PICKUP template in the Notices and slips tool.

Preparing for curbside pickups

  • Get there: Circulation > Curbside pickups > To be staged

The “To be staged” tab contains all the curbside pickups still waiting to be prepared.

Curbside pickup management page, the To be staged tab is selected, there are several scheduled pickups to prepare

Nota

If the patron has overdues or restrictions, it will be shown here, under their name.

Once the items are prepared and ready to be picked up, click “Mark as staged & ready”. This will transfer the scheduled pickup appointment in the “Staged & ready” tab.

Curbside pickup management page, the Staged & ready tab is selected, there are several scheduled pickups already prepared and waiting for pickup

Nota

There is no need to checkout the item or items to the patron at this point. When delivering curbside pickups, the module will automatically check the items out.

You have the option to refresh the list manually by clicking the “Refresh” button. You can also set up your session to refresh every X seconds. Check the box next to “Refresh automatically every X seconds” and enter the number of seconds.

Delivering curbside pickups

  • Get there: Circulation > Curbside pickups > Patron is outside

From the OPAC, the patron can alert that they are outside. Staff can also indicate that the patron has arrived by clicking on the “Patron has arrived” button from the “Staged & ready” tab.

At the designated time, meet the patron to give them their items. Then, click “Mark as delivered”. This will check out the item or items to the patron and transfer the curbside pickup appointment to the “Delivered today” tab.

Cancelling curbside pickups

  • Get there: Circulation > Curbside pickups > To be staged

If, for any reason, you need to cancel a curbside pickup appointment, click the “Cancel” button from the “To be staged” tab.

Curbside pickup management page, the To be staged tab is selected, there are several scheduled pickups to prepare

If the appointment has already progressed beyond the “To be staged” status, click “Mark as To be staged” to bring it back there in order to cancel it.

Recalls

The recalls feature allows users to recall items that are currently checked out. Once the recall is confirmed, the borrower who currently has the item checked out will be notified that their due date has been adjusted and they need to return their item. Once recalled items are returned, the recall requester will be notified that their item is awaiting pickup at their specified pickup location.

See the requesting recalls section to learn how to place a recall in the OPAC.

Setting up recalls in Koha

To use this feature:

  • Enable the UseRecalls system preference

  • Set the RecallsMaxPickUpDelay system preference

  • Optionally, enable the RecallsLog system preference

  • Modify the following sections in the relevant circulation rules

    • Recalls allowed (count)

    • Recalls per record (count)

    • On shelf recalls allowed

    • Recall due date interval (day)

    • Recall overdue fine amount

    • Recall pickup period

  • Make sure all the staff member who will be managing recalls have the superlibrarian or manage_recalls permission

  • Schedule the recalls cronjobs

  • Review the recalls notices and slips to make sure they have all the information needed

Managing recalls

The recalls feature is relatively automated. Staff do not have a lot of manipulations to do to manage recalls.

Recall statuses

The possible statuses for recalls are the following:

Receiving recalled items

Upon checkin in an item that has been recalled, a pop up will appear asking the staff member to confirm or ignore the recall.

Pop up indicating the checked in item has been recalled

  • Confirm recall: this option will put the recall in “Waiting” status and, if the patron has an email address in their file, will notify them that their recalled item is now ready for pickup.

    Nota

    The notice sent is PICKUP_RECALLED_ITEM. You can modify it’s content in the notices and slips tool

  • Print slip and confirm: this option will print a slip you can attach to the item (similar to a hold slip) in addition to everything the “confirm recall” does (change the status and send the notice).

    Nota

    The slip is RECALL_REQUESTER_DET. You can modify it’s content in the notices and slips tool

  • Ignore: this option will check in the item, but the recall will not be set as awaiting pickup and the patron will not be notified.

If the patron asked to pick up their recalled item at a different library, a transfer will be triggered.

Pop up indicating the checked in item has been recalled and needs to be transferred to a different library

  • Confirm recall and transfer: this option will put the recall “In transit”.

  • Print slip, transfer, and confirm: this option will print a slip you can attach to the item (similar to a hold slip) in addition to setting the recall as “In transit”.

  • Ignore: this option will check in the item, but the recall will not be set as “In transit”

Nota

The patron will not be notified that their recall is ready for them with any of the above options.

Cancelling recalls

Nota

Only requested or overdue recalls can be cancelled.

It is not possible to cancel a recall that is currently awaiting pickup

Staff can cancel recalls from various screen in the staff interface.

  • Cancel from the recalls queue either individually by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

    Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

    Or by selecting several recalls and clicking the “Cancel selected recalls” button at the bottom of the screen.

    If the recalled item is currently in transit, the cancel option will also trigger a transfer back to the item’s home library.

    Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel recall and return to option.

  • Cancel from the recalls to pull by clicking the “Cancel recall” button on the right

    Recalls to pull table

    If the recalled item is currently in transit, the cancel option will also trigger a transfer back to the item’s home library.

    Recalls to pull table, the Cancel button is replaced by Cancel and return to if the item is in transit

  • Cancel from the overdue recalls list either individually by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

    Screenshot of the overdue recalls, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

    Or by selecting several recalls and clicking the “Cancel selected recalls” button at the bottom of the screen.

  • Cancel from the “Recalls” tab of a bibliographic record by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

    Recalls tab of a bibliographic record show all the existing recalls on this record, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

    Or by selecting several recalls and clicking the “Cancel selected recalls” button at the bottom of the screen.

  • Cancel from the “Recalls” tab of a patron’s details page by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

    The recalls tab of a patron details page, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

  • Cancel from the “Recalls history” tab of a patron’s file by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

    The Recalls history tab of a patron's file, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

Changing waiting recalls” status

If a recall is currently awaiting pickup and for some reason the staff needs to change this status (for example, the requesting patron called and they won’t be picking up the recall), it is possible to revert the waiting status.

  • Revert the status from the recalls queue by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Revert waiting” option.

    Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Revert waiting option.

  • Revert the status from the Recalls awaiting pickup list by clicking the “Revert waiting status” button on the right.

    Recalls awaiting pickup list

Marking recalls as overdue

If a recall is not checked in by the new due date, it should be marked as overdue by the overdue_recalls cronjob. However, it is possible to mark recalls as overdue manually.

From the recalls queue, click the “Actions” button and selecting the “Mark as overdue” option.

Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Mark as overdue option.

Overdue recalls appear in the Overdue recalls list.

Expiring recalls

If a recall as been awaiting pickup for longer than the allowed period defined in RecallsMaxPickUpDelay, it should be expired automatically by the expire_recalls cronjob. However, it is possible to expire recalls manually.

From the recalls awaiting pickup list, click the “Expire recall” button on the right.

Recalls awaiting pickup list

Recalls reports

Once recalls are set up, new sections will appear in the circulation module.

  • Get there: Circulation > Recalls

Recalls queue

The recalls queue shows all the current active recalls with their statuses.

Recalls queue table

From the recalls queue, staff can cancel active recalls either individually by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

Or by selecting several recalls and clicking the “Cancel selected recalls” button at the bottom of the screen.

For recalls that are in transit, it is possible to cancel them and this will trigger a transfer back to their home library.

Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel recall and return to option.

For recalls that are currently awaiting pickup, it is possible to revert the waiting status by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Revert waiting” option.

Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Revert waiting option.

For recalls that are overdue, it is possible to mark them as such from the recalls queue by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Mark as overdue” option.

Screenshot of the recalls queue, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Mark as overdue option.

Recalls to pull

The recalls to pull list shows all the records that have been recalled but that have available items that could fulfill the request.

Recalls to pull table

Staff can pick up these items from the shelves and check them in to fulfill the requests.

From the recalls to pull list, staff can cancel recalls if needed, by clicking the “Cancel recall” button on the right.

If the item is currently in transit, cancelling the recall will also trigger a transfer back the the item’s home library.

Recalls to pull table, the Cancel button is replaced by Cancel and return to if the item is in transit

Overdue recalls

This list shows the items that have been recalled but have not been returned by the new due date.

Recalls can be marked as overdue automatically through the overdue_recalls cronjob or manually.

Overdue recalls list

From this list, staff can cancel active recalls either individually by clicking the “Actions” button and selecting the “Cancel” option.

Screenshot of the overdue recalls, the Actions button is clicked and the mouse cursor is on the Cancel option.

Or by selecting several recalls and clicking the “Cancel selected recalls” button at the bottom of the screen.

Recalls awaiting pickup

The recalls awaiting pickup list shows all the recalls that are currently waiting for the patron to come and get them.

Recalls awaiting pickup list

This list is divided in two tabs:

  • Recalls waiting: shows all the recalls currently awaiting pickup.

  • Recalls waiting over x days: shows the recalls that have been waiting for more than the number of days specified in the RecallsMaxPickUpDelay system preference.

From this list, staff can revert waiting recalls by clicking on the “Revert waiting status” button on the right.

Staff can also manually expire recalls by clicking on the “Expire recall” button on the far right.

Old recalls

The old recalls list shows all the inactive recalls (completed, cancelled and expired).

Old recalls list

Transferencias

Si usted trabaja en un sistema de múltiples sedes, puede transferir ítems de una biblioteca a otra mediante el uso de la herramienta de transferencia. Para transferir un ítem

  • Get there: Circulation > Transfer

Para transferir un ítem

  • Haga clic en “Transferir” en la página de Circulación

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    • Ingrese la biblioteca a la que quiere transferir el ítem

    • Escanee o tipee el código de barras del ítem que desee transferir

  • Haga clic en “Enviar””

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  • El ítem ahora está en tránsito

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  • Cuando el ítem llega a la otra sucursal el bibliotecario deberá comprobar si el ítem ya no está en tránsito

  • El ítem no se moverá de forma permanente a la nueva biblioteca

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    • The item shows the same “Home library” but has updated the “Current location” to note where it resides at this time

Set library

By default, you will enter the staff interface as if you are at your home library. This library will appear in the top right of the staff interface.

Menu and search bar at the top of the page in the staff interface

This is the library where all circulation transactions will take place. If you are at another library (or on a bookmobile) you will need to set the library before you start circulating items. To do this, click on your username and logged in library at the top right and choose “Set library” or click “Set library” on the main circulation page.

Main page of the circulation module

This will bring you to a page where you can choose at which library you are.

Dropdown menu with branches list in the Set library setting.

Once you save your changes, your new library will appear in the top right.

Nota

Only staff with the loggedinlibrary (or superlibrarian) permission will be able to change the library where they are logged in.

Staff members who do not have this permission will only be able to log into their home library.

Fast add cataloging

Sometimes circulation librarians need to quickly add a record to the system for an item they are about to check out. This is called “Fast add”. To allow circulation librarians access to the Fast add cataloging tool, simply make sure they have the fast_cataloging permissions. There are two ways to add titles via fast add. If you know that you’re about to check out an item that isn’t in you catalog you can go to the Circulation module and click “Fast cataloging.”

Main page of the circulation module

La interfaz de catalogación se abrirá con la hoja de trabajo de catalogación rápida:

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Luego de ingresar sus datos de catalogación se le pedirá ingresar datos de ítems. Ingrese los códigos de barra, código de colección, etc y guarde el ítem antes de prestarlo.

La otra forma de catalogación rápida es desde la pantalla de préstamo. Cuando ingresa al prestar un código de barras que Koha no puede encontrar, le consultará si desea utilizar catalogación rápida para agregar el ítem a Koha y prestarlo.

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Hacer clic en “Catalogación rápida” lo llevará al formulario de catalogación rápida desde donde podrá ingresar información del título

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Después de hacer click en «Guardar» Usted sera llevado al registro de items donde el código de barras ya estará llenado con el código de barras que Usted esta tratando de prestar.

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Después de hacer click en el botón «Agregar Item» el item automáticamente sera verificado o asignado al usuario al cual Usted estaba tratando de prestar el libro originalmente.

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Circulation reports

La mayoría de informes pueden ser encontrados a través del módulo de Informes, pero algunos de los informes más comunes están disponibles por medio del módulo de Circulación.

  • Get there: Circulation > Circulation reports

Holds queue

This report will show you all holds waiting to be pulled off the shelf at your library.

First, choose some filters for the report.

Filters for the holds queue: library, item type, collection, and shelving location

Then, the report will be displayed.

Holds queue for Centerville library

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: holds-table).

To generate this report, you must either have the Build holds queue cron job running, or the RealTimeHoldsQueue system preference must be set to “Enable”. Either of these will run a script that decides which library should be responsible for fulfilling a given hold request. This should be enabled if your library system allows borrowers to place on-shelf holds.

The holds queue behavior is controlled by the system preferences StaticHoldsQueueWeight, RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight and UseTransportCostMatrix.

If you do not want all of your libraries to participate in the on-shelf holds fulfillment process, you should list the libraries that *do* participate in the process here by inputting all the participating library’s branchcodes, separated by commas (e.g. «MPL,CPL,SPL,BML» etc.).

By default, the holds queue will be generated such that the system will first attempt to hold fulfillment using items already at the pickup library if possible. If there are no items available at the pickup library to fill a hold, the system will then use the list of libraries defined in StaticHoldsQueueWeight. If RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight is disabled (which it is by default), the script will assign fulfillment requests in the order the libraries are placed in the StaticHoldsQueueWeight system preference.

For example, if your system has three libraries, of varying sizes (small, medium and large) and you want the burden of holds fulfillment to be on larger libraries before smaller libraries, you would want StaticHoldsQueueWeight to look something like «LRG,MED,SML».

If you want the burden of holds fulfillment to be spread out equally throughout your library system, simply enable RandomizeHoldsQueueWeight. When this system preference is enabled, the order in which libraries will be requested to fulfill an on-shelf hold will be randomized each time the list is regenerated.

An alternative to static and randomized is using the Tansport cost matrix. It takes precedence in controlling where holds are filled from and allows you to define the “cost” of transport between any two libraries. To use the Transport cost matrix simply set your UseTransportCostMatrix preference to “Use”.

Reservas a preparar

This report will show you all of the items that have holds on them that are available at the library for pulling. If the items are available at multiple libraries then all libraries with that item available will see the hold to pull until one library triggers the hold.

List of holds to pull

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: holds-to-pull).

Depending on the value of the CanMarkHoldsToPullAsLost system preference, clicking the «Mark item as lost» button or «Mark item as lost and notify patron» button will mark item as lost and notify the requesting patron.

You can choose which LOST value to set the item to with the UpdateItemWhenLostFromHoldList system preference.

Advertencia

These buttons will only appear on item-level holds.

Nota

The notification sent to the patron will use the CANCEL_HOLD_ON_LOST template. It can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

You can limit the results you see by using the Refine box on the left side of the page.

Refine results filters on the holds to pull page, start date and end date

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The default dates in the filters are determined by the HoldsToPullStartDate and ConfirmFutureHolds system preferences.

Reservas a retirar

Este informe mostrará todas las reservas que están a la espera de los usuarios para ser recogidas.

Holds awaiting pickup report

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: holdst).

You can cancel individual holds manually by clicking the “Cancel hold” button to the right of each hold, or you can cancel selected holds using the button at the top of the list.

Items that have been on the hold shelf longer than you normally allow (based on the ReservesMaxPickUpDelay system preference value) will appear on the “Holds waiting over X days” tab.

Holds awaiting pickup report, the Holds waiting over 7 days tab is selected

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You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: holdso).

These holds will not automatically be canceled unless the ExpireReservesMaxPickUpDelay system preference is set to “Allow” and the cancel_expired_holds.pl cron job is scheduled to run regularly.

You can cancel individual holds manually by clicking the “Cancel hold” button to the right of each hold, or you can cancel selected holds using the button at the top of the list, or even cancel all holds.

The “Holds with cancellation requests” tab contains waiting holds that have been canceled by patrons through their account on the OPAC, if that is allowed by the waiting hold cancellation policy.

From this tab, staff can cancel the holds, and transfer them back to their home library, if that is the case.

Nota

Checking in the items will also cancel the holds with cancellation requests.

Proporción de reservas

La proporción de reservas es de ayuda para decisiones acerca del crecimiento de su colección. Usando este informe podrá ver el número de usuarios que tienen reservas y si usted debería comprar más. Por defecto se configurará que la biblioteca necesita 3 ítems por reserva. En el informe se le dirá cuántos ítem adicionales deben adquirirse para cumplir con esta cuota.

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Nota

  • You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: holds-ratios).

Transferencias a recibir

Este informe una lista de todos ítems que Koha piensa que están en tránsito a su biblioteca.

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Si las transferencias se demoran en llegar a la biblioteca podrá ver un mensaje que indica qué cuan demorados están los ítems.

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Importante

An item is considered late based on the number of days you have entered in the TransfersMaxDaysWarning system preference.

Article requests

Article requests are somewhat similar to holds, but are not requests for an item to check out. Instead, article requests are requests for a photocopy of a particular section of a book or an article from a serial issue. This is very common in academic libraries where researchers may request a copy of a single article found in a journal.

Setting up article requests

First, enable your system preference for ArticleRequests.

Set to “Enable” patrons to place article requests.

Next you will need to decide how your patrons will make requests, either record only, item only, or both record and item level.

You can set 3 different system preferences for mandatory fields to be filled in depending on how your records are requested.

The ArticleRequestsOpacHostRedirection system preference is used if you create analytical records. If enabled, it will redirect the patron from the child record to the host record in the OPAC.

The ArticleRequestsSupportedFormats system preference determines the various formats patrons can request their articles in (either photocopy or scan).

Next you will want to go into your circulation and fines rules matrix and select each rule for which you want to allow requests.

You can allow requests to be made at the record level, item level, yes (which means both) and no (which means no article requests may be placed).

You can also limit the number of open article requests a patron can have at one time by patron category in the Default open article requests limit section of the circulation rules page.

You can set up a fee for each article request in the Default article request fees section of the circulation rules page.

Placing article requests

Now you can place requests on both the staff client and OPAC.

In the staff client, on the record details page, you will see a “Request article” button at the top and an “Article requests” tab to the left. The two options lead to the same page.

Detailed record in the staff interface

Just like a hold, you will be prompted to enter the patron’s card number or name.

Patron search screen for an article request

If there is a fee, a message will appear to inform the staff member.

Warning message in the staff interface indicating the patron will be charged 2.00 for every article request

Fill in the form.

Article request form in the staff interface

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The mandatory fields are set through the three system preferences ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields, ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsItemsOnly, and ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsRecordOnly.

  • Title: enter the title of the requested article or chapter

  • Author: enter the author of the requested article or chapter

  • Volume: enter the volume in which this article or chapter is found

  • Issue: enter the issue in which this article is found

  • Date: enter the date of the issue in which this article is found

  • Table of contents: check to indicate the patron wants a copy of the table of contents

  • Pages: enter the pages to photocopy or scan

  • Chapters: enter the chapters to photocopy or scan

  • Patron notes: enter any relevant notes

  • Format: choose the format in which the patron wishes to receive this article or chapter

    Nota

    The possible formats are defined in the ArticleRequestsSupportedFormats system preference.

  • Pickup library: choose the library at which the patron wishes to pick up their photocopy

If allowed, choose the specific item to request.

Then, click on “Place request”.

From the OPAC, patrons can place requests themselves either from the results list

Search results list in the OPAC, facets are on the left

or by going to the detailed record.

Detailed record in the OPAC

As with a hold, if the patron is not logged in, they will be asked to do so.

The form is the same as the one in the staff interface.

Article request form in the OPAC

If there is a fee, a message will appear to inform the patron.

Warning message in the OPAC indicating the patron will be charged 3.00 for every article request

If allowed, the patron can choose the specific item to request.

From their account, the patron will be able to follow the progress of their request from “new”

The view of an article request in the patron's account in the OPAC, the status is set to new

to “pending”, if necessary,

The view of an article request in the patron's account in the OPAC, the status is set to pending

to “processing”.

The view of an article request in the patron's account in the OPAC, the status is set to processing

The patron will receive an email notification after placing the request to confirm it as well as when the status of the request changes.

Nota

When placing an article request, the patron will receive a notification. The notice sent is based on the AR_REQUESTED template.

Each status is also linked to a notification. See below, under Managing article requests for the letter code for each status.

The content of any notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

Once the request is completed the patron will receive an email notification and the article request will no longer appear in their account.

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When staff marks the article request as “Completed”, the patron will receive a notification. The notice sent is based on the AR_COMPLETED template. The content of this notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

Managing article requests

Once the article request has been placed, staff will see new requests at the bottom of the home page on the staff client. (In the same location as tags, comments and modifications).

Pending article request notification at the bottom of the main page of the staff interface

From there staff will be able to select requests to process.

Article requests table

New requests are in the “New” tab.

The first step would be for a staff member to process the request, that moves the request to the processing tab and alerts other staff members that the request is in process. In the actions column, click on the dropdown menu and select “Process request”. This will move the request to the processing tab.

The actions menu next to a new article request has the following options, 'Set request as pending', 'Process request', 'Complete request', 'Cancel request', and 'Print slip'

Nota

Setting an article request to “Processing” will send a notification to the patron. The notice sent is based on the AR_PROCESSING template. The content of this notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

If for any reason, a request cannot be processed right away (for example, if the title is currently checked out), the status can be changed to “Pending”. This will send a notice to the patron indicating the request has been received and seen, but has yet to be processed.

Nota

Setting an article request to “Pending” will send a notification to the patron. The notice sent is based on the AR_PENDING template. The content of this notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

Next staff will go to the shelf and make a copy of the requested article.

Once that is complete, staff can print the article request slip and staple or paper clip it to the article. In the actions column, you can select the dropdown and select print slip.

Nota

The slip used is based on the AR_SLIP template. The content of this slip can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

Finally, staff will select the complete article request from the actions dropdown menu which will send a notice to the patron who made the request letting them know the request is ready for pickup.

This removes the article request from the processing tab.

Nota

Completing an article request will send a notification to the patron. The notice sent is based on the AR_COMPLETED template. The content of this notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

If, for any reason, an article request must be cancelled, staff can choose the “Cancel request” option from the “Actions” button.

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Cancelling an article request will send a notification to the patron. The notice sent is based on the AR_CANCELED template. The content of this notification can be customized in the Notices and slips tool.

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Actions can also be made in bulk by checking the boxes next to the requests to process or by clicking “Select all”, and choosing the new status from the actions menu on top of the table.

The actions button gives access to the option to complete the selected requests, cancel the selected requests or print the slip

Retrasos

Este informe mostrará una lista de todos los ítems que están atrasados ​​en su biblioteca.

Advertencia

Para las bibliotecas con una gran cantidad de usuarios, este informe puede llevar una cantidad significativa de tiempo para ejecutarse.

Large libraries can choose to filter the report before it runs by setting the FilterBeforeOverdueReport system preference to “Require”.

View of the overdues report

Nota

You can customize the columns of this table in the “Table settings” section of the Administration module (table id: circ-overdues).

El informe se puede filtrar usando las opciones de menú que se encuentran a la izquierda del informe.

Nota

La casilla de selección “Mostrar los ítems prestados” lo que hace básicamente es pasar de un informe de vencimientos a un informe de préstamos. Se mostrarán todos los títulos prestados, independientemente de la fecha de vencimiento.

The report result can be downloaded via the “Download file of displayed overdues” link or the “Export” button at the top of the table.

Retrasos con multas

Este informe mostrará cualquier retraso en su biblioteca que tenga multas pendientes en el.

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If you would like to limit the report you can use the pull down menu at the top to limit to a specific shelving location at your branch. To see overdues with fines at other branches you will have to change your branch or log in at that branch.

Importante

If you do not charge fines and/or don’t have the fines cron job running you will see no data on this report.

Préstamos in situ pendientes

If you are using the on site checkouts functionality (OnSiteCheckouts) then you’ll have a report to view all items that are currently checked out on site.

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Esto mostrará una lista de la fecha de vencimiento (vencidos en rojo), quién tiene el ítem, la información del ítem y en qué biblioteca está el ítem.

Tracking in-house use

Muchas bibliotecas rastrean el uso de los ítems dentro de la biblioteca.

Nota

This is different from tracking on-site usage. In-house use is the use of items in the library by patrons without them having to check them out. On-site use is the use of items on site that must first be checked out. To learn more about on site usage please review the OnSiteCheckouts preference.

Tracking the use of items in the library without checking them out can be done in Koha one of two ways. The first is to create one or more Statistical Patrons. When collecting items that have been used within the library, you will want to check them out to your statistical patron:

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En vez de marcar el ítem como “prestado”, el sistema registrará que el ejemplar ha sido utilizado a nivel interno:

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Repita estos pasos para todos los ítems que se han prestado dentro de la biblioteca para disponer de estadísticas precisas del uso del ítem.

The other way to record local use of items is to set your RecordLocalUseOnReturn preference to “Record.” Then whenever you check an item in that is not checked out and not on hold a local use will be recorded.

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Nota

If you have RecordLocalUseOnReturn set to “Record” you can still use your statistical patrons to record local use as well.

Self checkout

Koha comes with a very basic self checkout module. To enable this module you need to set the WebBasedSelfCheck system preference to “Enable.” To use this module you have to log in as a staff member with self_check permissions.

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Create a staff patron specifically for this action so that you don’t leave a real staff client logged into a computer all day

There is no link to the Self checkout module, but a simple addition to the OPACUserJS system preference can add one.

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#login .btn").parent().after("<p><a href=\"http://YOUR_KOHA_OPAC_URL/cgi-bin/koha/sco/sco-main.pl\" target=\"_blank\">Self-Checkout</a></p>");
});

**Important**

The code above has line breaks added to make it more readable,
please be sure to enter the above as one line in when putting it in
the system preference.

El enlace aparecerá entonces en la parte inferior de la página de ingreso:

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You can also access this module by going to: http://YOUR_KOHA_OPAC_URL/cgi-bin/koha/sco/sco-main.pl

When on the self checkout page, depending on the value in your SelfCheckoutByLogin system preference you will be asked to enter your cardnumber

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or your username and password

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Una vez que introduce su número de socio, se le pedirán escanear los códigos de barras de los ítems que van a ser prestados

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A medida que escanea los ítems éstos aparecerán debajo del cuadro de código de barras

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Cuando ha finalizado de escanear los ítems, es importante de hacer clic en el botón “Finalizar.” Esto le pedirá que imprima un recibo y finalice el módulo de auto-préstamo.

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Al intentar prestar ítems hay algunos casos donde aparecerán mensajes de error y el usuario será dirigido al bibliotecario. Esto ocurrirá incluso si usted está permitiendo invalidar las funciones de circulación. Solo un bibliotecario puede invalidar un recuadro de circulación y por lo tanto los usuarios deben ir al bibliotecario que les ayude en estas situaciones.

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Self check-in

In order to use the self check-in module, you must first set the :ref: SelfCheckInModule <selfscheckinmodule-label> system preference to “Enable”.

Then, you will have to create a patron with the self_checkin_module permission.

Nota

Create a staff patron specifically for this action so that you don’t leave a real staff client logged into a computer all day. You can give this patron only the aforementioned permission so it cannot be used for anything else.

Once this is done, you can head over to the self check-in page: http://YOUR_KOHA_OPAC_URL/cgi-bin/koha/sci/sci-main.pl

Log in with your staff patron with self check-in permissions

Once the computer or kiosk is set and the self check-in user logged in, patrons will be able to check-in their items themselves.

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The patron will either scan the item’s barcode, if the computer is attached to a barcode scanner, or type in their item’s barcode in the box and click “Add” or press enter.

Nota

Most barcode scanners will automatically hit return after scanning.

Once they have scanned or entered all their items” barcodes, they can click on the “Check-in” button to return all the items at once.

Importante

If the patron doesn’t click the “Check-in” button, the items will not be returned and will stay in their account.

Importante

The self check-in module will not warn user if the item is late, if they have fines, if the item is on hold for someone else, or if they have messages in their account.

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They can then click “Finish” to return to the main self check-in page.

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Nota

If the patron doesn’t click “Finish”, the screen will refresh after the timeout period specified in the SelfCheckInTimeout system preference.

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Even if the patron doesn’t click “Finish” the item will still be checked in from their account.

You can customize the look of your self check-in screens by using the SelfCheckInUserCSS system preference or the SelfCheckInUserJS system preference.

You can add content, like instructions on how to use the self check-in system for example, by using the SelfCheckInMainUserBlock system preference.

Statistics about the transactions made through the self check-in module are logged into the action_logs table in the Koha database. You can therefore build a custom report to get the statistics you need.

Offline circulation utilities

Koha le permite que continué las acciones de circulación mientras se encuentra fuera de línea, utilizando una de tres utilidades.

Offline circulation in Koha

If the AllowOfflineCirculation preference is set to “Enable” the library staff can continue to perform circulation actions within Koha when the system is offline. You will want to visit http://your-koha-staff-client-url/cgi-bin/koha/circ/offline.pl at least once while online and bookmark that page. That is the page you will go to when you are offline.

Importante

The offline interface uses HTML LocalStorage, which depending on the browser and user setting, is limited to 2.5MB or 5MB per domain. This means that larger systems will not be able to synchronize their data and are recommended to use either the Firefox or Windows application for offline circulation.

Configuración

Antes de la primera vez que el sistema quede fuera de línea vaya a Circulación y seleccione “Interfaz integrada de circulación fuera de línea”

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Y sincronice sus datos en cada computadora de circulación haciendo clic en el enlace “Sincronizar” a la derecha de la pantalla.

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Importante

The offline interface uses HTML LocalStorage, which depending on the browser and user setting, is limited to 2.5MB or 5MB per domain. This means that larger systems will not be able to synchronize their data and are recommended to use either the Firefox or Windows application for offline circulation.

Esto le permitirá descargar una copia local de sus usuarios y datos de circulación. Haga clic en enlace “Descargar registros” en el tope de la página para sincronizar sus datos.

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Una vez que los datos se han descargado verá la fechas en que sus datos fueron sincronizados por última vez a la derecha de cada conjunto de datos.

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Esto debe hacerse de forma regular en preparación de una perdida de conexión inesperada.

Prestando

Cuando el sistema quede fuera de línea visite la página Circulación fuera de línea (http://your-koha-staff-client-url/cgi-bin/koha/circ/offline.pl) en Koha y haga clic en “Préstamo” o “Devolución” para realizar las acciones fuera de línea.

Se presta buscando el usuario por código de barras o nombre en el tope de la pantalla “Préstamo”. Luego de seleccionar el usuario se le presentará la información sincronizada del usuario, incluyendo multas y préstamos.

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Escanee el código de barras del ítem que desea prestar e ingrese una fecha de devolución. Si no ingresa una fecha Koha le preguntará por una.

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Una vez que el ítem se presta aparecerá por debajo de la información del usuario.

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Koha offline uploading

Once the system is back online visit the “Synchronize” page on the Offline circulation module and click “Upload transactions”

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Luego que los archivos se han subido puede hacer clic a la derecha en “Ver acciones pendientes de circulación fuera de línea” para procesar las acciones.

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After clicking “View pending offline circulation actions” you will be brought to a summary of all of the actions you loaded in to Koha in your *.koc file.

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  • Una vez todos los logs de las computadoras de circulación estén cargados podrá verificarlos a todos o seleccionar aquellos que desee procesar en Koha.

  • Click on the “Process” button and Koha will record every stored transaction one by one. For each transaction, the status will change to:

    • «Éxito.» si la transacción fue procesada correctamente

    • «Usuario no encontrado.» si el número de carné del usuario es incorrecto

    • «Ítem no encontrado.» si el código de barras del ejemplar es incorrecto

    • «Ítem no prestado.» si recibe un ítem disponible

Una vez finalizado tendrá un resumen de todas sus transacciones

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Firefox plugin

There is an offline circulation tool that you can add to your Firefox browser as an add-on. To do so, just go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/koct/ page and click on the «install now» button. You may have to confirm the installation, just click on «install now» and then restart Firefox to complete the installation.

Once you have installed the plugin and restarted Firefox, you will see the Koha logo in the download bar at the bottom right of Firefox.

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Haciendo clic en el logotipo se abrirá la herramienta en su propia ventana.

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The plugin consists of three sections:

  • The “Check out” section is where you check out items

  • The “Check in” section is where you check in items

  • The ‘Transactions’ section is where you can track the transactions done while in offline mode

    • The transactions will keep information until you empty it.

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      If you’d like to clear the transactions, click the “Clear” box before hitting the “OK” button.

The first thing you want to do then is to set up the plugin. Proceed to the settings page, linked in the top right of the page or under ‘Configuration page’ in the Transactions section.

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Answer the 5 questions presented:

  • Servidor = la URL de la interfaz de bibliotecario

  • Nombre de usuario = el nombre de acceso de su cuenta de bibliotecario

  • Password = contraseña de su cuenta personal

  • Branch code = the code for the branch where you are located

  • Commit Type = If you select ‘Send data to Koha’, your account will need to be approved by an administrator. If you select ‘Apply directly to Koha’, your account will not need to be approved.

    Importante

    Para guardar los ajustes, tendrá que cerrar la ventana del plugin y volver a abrirla haciendo clic de nuevo en el logo de Koha en la barra de complementos.

    Nota

    Puede crear una cuenta personal dedicado a la circulación fuera de línea. De tal manera que, no importa quien esté en el mostrador de circulación, todos pueden utilizar el mismo nombre de usuario. En ese sentido, se puede utilizar un nombre de usuario de grupo disponible ya para la circulación también.

Una vez tenga eso en su sitio usted puede comenzar a catalogar ítems por colores.

Préstamo:

A screenshot of the KOCT Checkout section

  • Under the “Checkout” heading

  • Escanee el código de barras del usuario

  • Escanee el código de barras del ítem

  • Click “Checkout”

Devolver:

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  • Under the “Checkin” heading

  • Escanee el código de barras del ítem

  • Click “Checkin”

Each time, you check out or check in an item, a new transaction is recorded in the local plugin database. This is recorded in the Transactions section bellow.

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Nota

El estado será «Local.» mientras esté fuera de línea y no se procesarán las transacciones en Koha.

Cuando su conexión a internet se restaure, querrá tener esas transacciones en Koha. Antes de procesar estas transacciones, debe tener en cuenta algunos cuestiones.

Because you are not connected to your Koha database when using this plugin holds will need additional processing. If an item you check in while offline has a hold, the hold is kept on the item. Since, you can’t confirm holds found during the processing of every check in, the holds stay on the item and will need to be managed later. If you only checked in a few items you can just keep a record of them all. If you checked in a lot of items you can use the Holds queue once it rebuilds to see what holds made it to the shelf erroneously.

Del mismo modo, si un carnet de usuario ha expirado, la herramienta de circulación sin conexión no lo sabe, por lo que le dará préstamos al usuario sin importar si la cuenta del usuario está bloqueada.

Usted tiene dos opciones para agregar estos datos a Koha

A screenshot of the KOCT Checkout section

  • Apply to Koha

    • If you checked in/out on more than one computer at the same time, what you want is to process every transaction consistently. Let’s say for instance that one patron checked a book out on one computer and then checked the same book in on another computer. To be consistent, you need to record the check out first and then the check in. Not the opposite! To do so, you need to group every transaction in one place, sort them all and then, process everything. So, you need to use the «Apply to Koha» option from every plugin/computer you worked with. This way, the log will go to Koha and be accessible from the Offline Circulation page.

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    • Get there: Circulation > Pending offline circulation actions

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    • Una vez todos los logs de las computadoras de circulación estén cargados podrá verificarlos a todos o seleccionar aquellos que desee procesar en Koha.

    • Haga clic en el botón Procesar y Koha grabará cada transacción almacenada una por una. Para cada transacción, el estado cambiará a:

      • «Éxito.» si la transacción fue procesada correctamente

      • «Usuario no encontrado.» si el número de carné del usuario es incorrecto

      • «Ítem no encontrado.» si el código de barras del ejemplar es incorrecto

      • «Ítem no prestado.» si recibe un ítem disponible

    • Una vez finalizado tendrá un resumen de todas sus transacciones

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  • Aplicar directamente

    • Si ha realizado todas las acciones de circulación en un solo ordenador, entonces todo está arreglado para que pueda elegir «Aplicar directamente»

    • La columna de estado se actualizará para permitirle saber si se aplicaron las operaciones

      • «Éxito.» si la transacción fue procesada correctamente

      • «Usuario no encontrado.» si el número de carné del usuario es incorrecto

      • «Ítem no encontrado.» si el código de barras del ejemplar es incorrecto

      • «Ítem no prestado.» si recibe un ítem disponible

Offline circulation tool for Windows

The Offline circulation utility can be downloaded at: https://github.com/bywatersolutions/koha-offline-circulation/releases

To generate a borrowers.db file for loading in to the Windows tool you will need to run the file generator via a cron job.

Upload offline circulation file

The offline circulation tool for Windows will generate a KOC file that you can upload into Koha once your system comes back up.

En el menú de circulación elegir “Cargar archivo de circulación fuera de línea (.koc)”

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Browse your computer for the *.koc file

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Una vez que el archivo se ha cargado, haga clic para procesar el archivo

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Cuando este aviso referencia la tabla de sedes (branches) se está refiriendo a la información de la sede de retiro.

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After clicking “View pending offline circulation actions” you will be brought to a summary of all of the actions you loaded in to Koha in your *.koc file.

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  • Una vez todos los logs de las computadoras de circulación estén cargados podrá verificarlos a todos o seleccionar aquellos que desee procesar en Koha.

  • Haga clic en el botón Procesar y Koha grabará cada transacción almacenada una por una. Para cada transacción, el estado cambiará a:

    • «Éxito.» si la transacción fue procesada correctamente

    • «Usuario no encontrado.» si el número de carné del usuario es incorrecto

    • «Ítem no encontrado.» si el código de barras del ejemplar es incorrecto

    • «Ítem no prestado.» si recibe un ítem disponible

Una vez finalizado tendrá un resumen de todas sus transacciones

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