Tracking In-House Item Use
If your library tracks statistics for materials that do not circulate, but are used by patrons in the library, you check the items in after use with an in-house check-in process. (The Year-to-date and Lifetime statistics for in-house usage are updated in each item record, but the circulation statistics are not updated.)
To check in items that were used in-house:
- Select Circulation, Check In from the Polaris Shortcut Bar to display the Check In workform.
- Click
, or select View, InHouse Mode.
The Check In workform - InHouse view appears.
Tip:
If you are working with a number of items, some with barcodes and some with RFID tags, group the items so that you process all of one type, then all of the other. This method is faster than repeatedly switching between the barcode scanner and the RFID reader.
- Enter item information using one of the following methods:
- Scan the item barcode in the Item barcode box, or type the barcode and press ENTER.
- Select Tools, RFID Check In (or press F9), and place up to 10 items on the antenna tray. In check-in InHouse mode, security bits are not affected.
Note:
You must select Tools, RFID Check In or press F9 for each batch of items you place on the RFID antenna tray.
Information about the checked-in item appears in the Items Checked In list.
- Repeat the previous step until you have checked in all the items.
Related Information
- Viewing item statistics - To view year-to-date and lifetime in-house usage statistics for an item, open the Item Record workform - Statistics view. The Item Record workform - History view also shows when the item was scanned at in-house check-in.
- Reporting in-house use statistics - Run the In-House Use report to see year-to-date and lifetime in-house use statistics for all items, organized by material type. Search