How do I register title reservations?

Managing reservations in the Loan management window  happens in three steps :

1. Registering the reservation for the reader B.
2. Registering the return of the title lent to the reader A.
3. Registering the loan for the reader B.

Step 1 : registering the reservation

1. Check that the Entering status  is Reservation, otherwise select it in the Entry menu.
2. Identify the reader  with his barcode or his name, unless his account is already displayed.
3. Identify the title  by doing a search. If the title to reserve is available, you will be informed of it.
   If the reader wants to reserve several titles, repeat this step for each title.

Each title identified is added to the titles zone table. The table displays the date of the loan, the title, the expected date of return and in the Operations performed column the mention Reservation.

Once you have finished with a reader, you can click on the Validate button or immediately identify the next reader without clicking on Validate : when switching reader, the operations performed with the current reader are automatically saved.

The next step usually happens several days or weeks after this first step.

Step 2: Warning when the reserved title returns

When a reader brings back a title reserved by another reader, you register the return as usual. The system warns you during this operation that the title has been reserved, in order to prevent you from putting the title back to the shelf. You just have to validate the warning.

The next step usually happens several days after the second step.

Step 3: Loaning a reserved title

When a reader who has reserved a title comes to the library, you can identify him as usual. In the titles zone, the reserved title is accompanied by the Available mention in the Information column. If several readers have reserved the same title, the Available label is followed by two numbers giving the priority order for the reservation. For instance, Available (2/3) means that the reader is the second out of three in the reservation queue. The system gives the priority to the first reader who has reserved.

The operations for registering the loan of a reserved title are the same ones as described by this article. The only difference with a standard loan is that the reservation record is converted into a loan record in the titles zone.