If you lose your connection to Infiniti for any reason, you can continue to issue loans and do returns offline. When normal access to Infiniti resumes, the loans and returns recorded offline can be merged with Infiniti.


Best practice is to download and install the Offline Circulation app immediately. After installation, we recommend you practice using the app to become familiar with the processes involved.


Note: The Offline Circulation app must be downloaded prior to you losing connection with Infiniti.


Download and Install The Offline Circulation App


Go to: Settings> Coordination

  1. app to your desktop circulation workstation/s where it will be used. Note: The app is located in the top right corner of the page.


Note: The app can be installed on multiple circulation workstations simply by copying to each workstation or download it to each workstation.



Open The App


The app is a web page which runs in the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera.

  1. Click the app to open it in your browser.
  2. Read the conditions of use at the top of the page.
  3. Your school name will appear in the top right corner of your browser as {school name} School Library and in {school name} Loans tab. Note: If your school name does not appear as described you should not use the app.


Issuing Loans

  1. Open the app. Note: A new CSV file will be created and will remain active for the duration of the browser session.
  2. Scan or type the barcode of a patron (borrower). Note: Every loan must be registered against the borrower's barcode. If borrowers don't carry barcodes then it might be helpful to print a list of borrower barcodes.
  3. Scan or type the barcode of an item this patron wants to borrow.
  4. Optionallyfor this loan. Note: Record a note if you want to make an observation about this loan (see Point 4 of the Conditions).
  5. Repeat Step 2 until all loans are recorded for the patron.
  6. Repeat Step 1 for a new patron.


Note: Unlike Infiniti, the Offline Circulation App has no intelligence. It cannot distinguish between a real barcode and any other string of letters or numbers. This means the operator is responsible for reading borrower barcodes when required and resource barcodes when required. If the operator is not paying attention they could lend a resource to a resource, a person to a resource, or a person to a person. The circulation operator must ensure barcodes are reading/recording correctly and that people borrow resources.


Returns

  1. Optionally choose which Library the item should be returned to.
  2. Read the barcode of each item being returned. Note: Once returned, the item can be re-loaned to the same or another patron.


Saving Circulation

  1. Check. Note: If you check autosave, check with your school IT support to ensure your configuration will not prevent autosaves from occurring. 
  2. on a regular basis as required.
  3. Each time you close the Offline Circulation app, the CSV file for that browser session will be closed. Each time you open the Offline Circulation app, a new CSV file for that browser session will be opened.
  4. CSV files will be saved on the issuing computer in whichever folder you have chosen.


Note: The Offline Circulation app can be used over an indefinite period of days.


Merging Offline Circulation Records


Note: All Offline Circulation CSV files must be merged as a batch from a central location.


Go to: Settings> Coordination

  1. Transfer all Offline Circulation CSV files to a central location.
  2. all CSV files to be uploaded. Note: Choose and process all files simultaneously.
  3. .
  4. Files For Import will list all files that will be processed.
  5. when ready.
  6. Opento inspect the results.
  7. Discard used CSV files when finished.