Re: [IUG] Julian calendar question/semester long checkout

["Raab,Oscar" <oraab at library dot colostate dot edu>]

Hello Amelia,
  For clarification, you want the items due at the end of the semester, regardless of when they're checked out, is that right? If that's the case, then the Julian calendar date (loan rule code A) is the way to go. 
  Say the end of your coming fall semester is December 15th, you'd set the normal loan period to 350 (366 days for the leap year minus 16 days). You will need to change the normal loan period before the end of the semester though, otherwise once December 15th passes, your due date would become December 16th of next year.

  We use a Julian calendar due date to give a 6 month checkout period to our graduate students and faculty. This is essentially our semester long checkout, but we update it on a monthly basis. We set the due date to be the 15th of the month, six months from now. For example, our current due date is January 15th, so our rule is set to 15 for the normal loan period. In August our due date will be February 15th, so we will have to change the normal loan period to 46 (31+15).

I hope this helps. I'd be happy to answer other questions if you have any.

-Oscar

Oscar Raab
Access Services Manager
Morgan Library
Colorado State University
(970) 491-5684

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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Amelia Osterud
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:16 AM
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Subject: [IUG] Julian calendar question/semester long checkout

Hi-
I need to set up a special reserve Loan Rule for a semester long checkout. Our longest checkout time currently is 28 days, and I'm not sure the best route to go here. I can either estimate the length of the semester in days, about 104-108, or use the Julian calendar date.
But if I use the Julian calendar option, is this something that I have to reset every semester to reflect the new date?
Anyone have any experience or advice for me?
Thanks, 


- Amelia
 
Amelia Klem Osterud
Access Services Librarian
Carroll University Library
100 N. East Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 650-4888
aosterud at cc dot edu


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