Kathy, PINES does make a distinction between overdue, longoverdue and lost and has just contracted with ESI for development of a Longoverdue process. In PINES, overdue is anything under 180 days, lost are items patrons report they have lost and Longoverdue is a set by the system when an item is 181 days overdue. The Longoverdue process we are developing with ESI is similar to the current lost process. Basically, the system will set the item to Longoverdue, void the overdue fines and add processing fees and replacement costs to the patron record. While containing some customizations for PINES policies, it will be developed as an option in Evergreen. If you would like to see our requirements doc, I can send it along
Elaine ________________________________ J. Elaine Hardy PINES Bibliographic Projects & Metadata Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 404.235-7128 404.235-7201, fax [email protected] www.georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org/pines -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathy Lussier Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 12:07 PM To: Evergreen General Discussion List Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Long overdue items Hi all, We've been having some local discussions on issues related to billing, overdue items, etc. in the hopes of sponsoring some enhancements for billing in Evergreen. As part of these discussions, we've been talking about identifying copies that are long overdue (not lost). I've noticed in the staff client there are several places that refer to "long overdue" items. It's referenced in the patron summary and in the bottom pane of the patron's "Items Out" screen. However, as far as I can tell, there is no built-in way to identify items that are "long overdue." Since there are references to it in the staff client, I have to assume that somebody out there is making a distinction among overdue, long overdue and lost items. If you're using "long overdue," can you send along some information on how you're using it on your system and what you needed to configure? Thanks! Kathy -- Kathy Lussier Project Coordinator Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative (508) 343-0128 [email protected] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
