Patron Renewal Icon

Summary: With the upcoming release of 5.5.3, viewing a list of items that a patron has checked out in the Transaction Log area of the Circulation window is now available.  Simply click on the Renewals icon at the bottom left-hand side of the Transaction Log tab.

Click on this icon to:

Change the Transaction Log to a list of items checked out to the current patron.

Allow users to Renew either some or all items checked out to the current patron, Declare Lost, or change the Due Date of the highlighted copy checked out to the current patron.

To modify a due date:

Make the patron current by using their barcode or browsing by their name.

Click on the Renewal icon on the bottom right-hand side of the Transaction Log tab.

Highlight the copy to change and click on the Set Due Date button.

Enter the desired due date and click OK.

To Renew items:

Make the patron current by using their barcode or browsing by their name.

Click on the Renewal icon on the bottom right-hand side of the Transaction Log tab.

Highlight the copy(ies) to renew and click on the Renew button.

To renew all copies checked out to a patron click the Renew All button instead of just Renew.

Enjoy this new Transaction Log option to make viewing and dealing with a patron’s checkouts a snap.

Thank you,

The Alexandria Staff Librarians