Overnight Loan Period Dialog Box

To open this dialog box:
In Polaris Administration, select Parameters, Patron Services, Overnight loan period.

If you set up hourly loans, Polaris checks these Patron Services parameters for the lending library: Hours of operation (for hours and closed days), and Overnight loan period. Use the Overnight Loan Period dialog box to specify what happens if an item is due after the lending library closes:

• Allow automatic overnight loan - Select to set the due date to the next day the library is open. Then set a due time after the library’s opening time, plus any additional time specified by the library. If Allow automatic overnight loan is not selected, and the loan period is less than 24 hours, the transaction is blocked at the circulation desk. See Calculating Due Dates for details.

Note:
The system checks the governing library’s Loan Periods policy table to determine if an item is an hourly loan. If so, the system then uses the Hours of operation and Overnight loan period parameter settings of the transacting branch. For more information about setting the governing branch for due dates, see Governing Library for Circulation Transactions.