[Wactclc-alma] Renewal period start date

[Tammy Siebenberg]

It turns out my staff was referring to a renewal a few days after the due date, not before.  Because of the setting in the maximum renewal period, the item appeared to be renewed from the original due date instead of the renewal date.

Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS
Director - Library & Media Services
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA  98902
509.574.4984
tsiebenberg at yvcc.edu<mailto:tsiebenberg at yvcc.edu>
www.yvcc.edu<https://www.yvcc.edu/>

From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Tammy Siebenberg
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:23 PM
To: WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
Subject: [Wactclc-alma] Renewal period start date

We have discovered that if a student renews a book before the due date, the renewal period is figured from the date of the renewal, not from the original due date which is what was intended.

For example, if a student checks out a book for two weeks on Monday the 1st, it is due on Monday the 15th.  If it is renewed on the 15th, it is due two weeks later on Monday the 29th.  However, if it is due on the 15th but renewed on Thursday the 11th, the new due date is Thursday the 25th.  An early renewal reduces the maximum loan period.

We want an early renewal to take effect as though the item was renewed on its original due date.  In Voyager there was a setting to control the date from which a renewal period took effect.  Is there a way to control this in Alma?

Tammy

Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS
Director - Library & Media Services
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA  98902
509.574.4984
tsiebenberg at yvcc.edu<mailto:tsiebenberg at yvcc.edu>
www.yvcc.edu<https://www.yvcc.edu/>

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