Adjustments to Evergreen

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OWWLUG Presentation (6/12/2020)

Patron Self-Registration

Patron Account Expirations

PLS

• Patron accounts expiring between 3/1/2020 and 12/30/2020 will expire on 12/31/2020
  • Breaking this bloc up will be revisited in August 2020

Current Checkouts

PLS

• All items due between 3/15 and 6/30 had their due dates shifted to 9/30
• This shift happened the week of June 8
• Email notification was sent to patrons

Fines

PLS

• No fines will accrue on items that already had an overdue status as of 3/15 until 7/1
• "Grace period" of 5 days to be implemented for all recurring fine rules
  • Prevents fines from accruing for items returned on their due date that won't be touched because of a 72 hour quarantine

Libraries

• It is strongly recommended that libraries check in items using Evergreen's Amnesty mode for June and July
  • Removes fines for items already overdue on 3/15

Fulfilling Holds / Limiting Transits

PLS

• Going forward, holds will be fulfilled only by local copies (where pickup library = owning library)
  • Adjustments to previously-placed holds (pre-3/14/20)
  • Adjustments to settings will affect holds placed in the future

Libraries

• Items already in transit for holds (basically, holds that were already captured in March) will still go on to their destinations to fulfill holds
• You may still receive items from other libraries for your patrons' holds in the initial delivery clean-up runs!

Future Holds

PLS

• Hold permissions return 6/29 (may be slightly adjusted)
• Patrons will only be able to place holds on items where pickup library = owning library
• Updates to owwl.org and OPAC banner
• Hold limit will be set to 7
• Hold limit will include suspended holds

Hold Notifications

PLS

• Hold notifications will remain off until guidance from PLSDAC / Executive Committee

Libraries

• Notify patrons by phone for holds captured

Hold Shelf Expirations

Libraries

• Develop a protocol to contact patrons whose items are still on your hold shelves
• Items that have been on hold shelves will expire July 1, but transit may not be immediately available to return other libraries' items to their home libraries

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