Defining Loan Period Durations

A loan period specifies how long an item can be checked out, based on the loan period code assigned to the item and the patron code of the person checking out the item. You can specify a different time period for each combination of loan period code and patron code. You can have only one loan period for a specific loan period code/patron code combination in each branch.

Loan periods are defined by entries in the Loan Periods policy table, which can be displayed on an organization workform or with the Administration Explorer. Loan periods can be set from the system, library, and branch levels. However, entries are assigned to specific branches, and you specify loan periods for each branch. Your setting for governing library determines which branch’s settings are used in calculating the loan period. The default is the item’s assigned branch.

When the table is opened at the system level, you can view, add, or change entries for any branch. At the library level, you can view, add, or change entries for the branches associated with the library. At the branch level, you can view, add, or change entries for the selected branch. You cannot delete loan period entries in Polaris Administration. The system administrator can change the Loan Periods table using the Query Analyzer in SQL Server.

Note:
The following System Administration permissions are required to modify this table: Access administration: Allow, Access tables: Allow, Modify loan periods table: Allow.

See: Add a loan period