OWWLAC Meeting Outcomes, Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Page authors: Main.lstratton
Attendees
C. Allen (LIM), P. Baynes (PAL), P. Evans (VIC), C. Garland (SOD), D. Norris (ROS), M. Nyerges (GPL/Central), B. Warner (NAP), J. Morris (PLS), R. Matott (PLS), L. Stratton (PLS)
Excused
S. Reding (ATT)
Agenda
- Evergreen System Settings (RM)
- Overdue notices and bills – standards/recommendations (LS)
- Other
Outcomes
Evergreen System Settings
- Recommended - Implement lost materials fee; define by library
- Recommended - Void processing fee when lost item returned; define by library
- Recommended - Void overdue fees when items marked lost; system wide
- Recommended - Restore overdue fines when lost items returned; system wide
- Recommended - No Patron Display time out in staff client
- Recommended - Set staff client inactivity timeout for 4 hours inactive
- Recommended - Display “Above Tab Button Bar” (icons for basic circ functions) by default
- Recommended - Do not display Patron Display Billing tab first when bills are present
- Recommended - Set holds to expire if unfilled after 300 days
- Recommended - Set OPAC expired holds alert to appear 21 days before a hold is due to expire
- Recommended - Set OPAC inactivity timeout period to 10 minutes of inactivity
- Recommended - Do not allow patrons to edit existing addresses Recommended - Derive PIN from phone number
Overdue Notice standards
- Recommended - OD Shelflist required for all libraries; number and frequency based on OD notices sent.
- Recommended - Initial OD notice is mandatory; may be sent by email, letter, or mailer according to library
- Recommended - Interim OD notice is optional; may be sent by email, letter, or mailer according to library
- Recommended - Final OD notice is mandatory; must be sent by letter or mailer
- Recommended - Bill for Replacement is mandatory; must be sent by letter or mailer.
- Recommended - Standardize OD notice schedule: Initial notice – 2 weeks overdue, Interim notice – 4 weeks overdue, Final notice – 6 weeks overdue.
- Recommended - Move Assumed Lost / Bill for Replacement to 8 weeks overdue (from 10 weeks)