To cater for the management of loan items that require quarantining after they are returned from loan, you can activate a quarantine workflow process.
Setup Quarantine Processing
Go to Config > Setting > Circulation
- Quarantine Returns - select
to inject a quarantine step into the circulation workflow:- Nights - the number of nights for quarantine. Note: This number can range from 1 - 28 where 1 night could be as little as 12 hours depending on time of return, because quarantine release will be set to tomorrow's date.
Quarantine Reports
Go to: Reports > Circulation > Quarantine
The quarantine report shows:
- Quarantine Period - number of nights for quarantine.
- Today's Release - the items available for release today or earlier.
- Quarantined Date - date the item went in to quarantine. Note: This is the date it was returned from loan.
- Media Type - item's media description.
- Author - book's author.
- Barcode - item's barcode.
- Release - date the item is/was due for release from quarantine.
Returning Loans
When quarantine processing is enabled and an item is returned from loan you will be prompted to place the item into quarantine until a specific date. These items should be managed in an appropriate rotational shelving regime to suit your quarantine period and requirements.
Processing Quarantined Items
At the end of the quarantine period scan all items due for release from quarantine through returns again to ensure they are processed correctly, especially for reservations. Note: If books in quarantine are not scanned through returns those with reservations will not be processed correctly.