LibraryWorld allows you to 'Hold' an item for a specific patron. The Hold feature has become a very popular feature during these difficult times, where access to some libraries have been limited.
To help enhance the use this feature, a new maximum number of holds per patron has been added. This prevents a specific patron from having more holds than allowed.
To set the value, go to Settings->Policies and Edit Default Policies. Edit the Default Maximum Holds field.
The Main page of your library now contains a Dashboard panel, which includes a count of the total catalog titles, patron records, number of holdings that are In, Out, on Hold and Lost. Clicking on the highlighted number does a quick search for those items.
A new Print button has been added to the Catalog and Patron module pages. The button contains a drop down menu providing quick access to frequently used reports. These reports contain records in the current search. You no longer have to go to the Reports module to run these reports.
Last, we added to icons to the various navigation commands to help identify them.
LibraryWorld allows you to automatically send email notices to patrons when checking items out, checking items in, renewing items and placing items on hold. An email is sent out for each transaction stating the title, transaction date and due date if appropriate.
The circulation email options are turned off by default. To turn them on, go to Settings-Policies and access the Circulation Email Options panel. You can turn them all on or just the ones you require.
For example, you may want to use the Email Statement button in the checkout process to send one email for all current checkouts. Then you can use individual automatic emails for check ins, renews and holds. Or, you may just be concerned with automatically letting users know that an item was placed on hold.
