This is done as a
part of the Setup functions of the software.
The screenshot below shows
how a Host library configures other libraries
to be on its network as Associate libraries
and
the functional relationships between the Host
and one or more Associate libraries. |
| In the dialog above, the Host
Library provides the details of an Associate
Library and also defines the relationships
between the Host and Associate library for
each of the functions, viz., Acquisitions,
Serial Management, and Cataloguing. Two types
of relationships are possible: Dependent or
Non-dependent.
If for instance the relationship for Acquisitions
between a Host and its Associate is ‘Depndent’,
then the Associate library will not do any
acquisitions functions. When a staff member
from the Associate library logs-in, he will
find that the Acquisitions functions are
not accessible to him.
It is possible to define if members of
the Host Library can borrow items from an
Associate library and vice versa by placing
the Associate library to be a ‘Shared
circulation’ library of the Host.
Similarly, it is possible to define if two
libraries in the network can be ‘Shared
Check in’ libraries. This means that
an item borrowed from one of the libraries
may be returned at the other library. |
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