Follett VERSION 6.00, User Manual

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From the Circulation menu, select the Show Date Window option. The Date
Window displays:
Select the patron type from list.
These dates are based on
the corresponding loan
policies you set up for the
selected patron type.
Non-circulating eBooks
cannot be checked out.
Note:
If a Ceiling Date is being used, the Grace Date is based on the Ceiling Date.
Special Due Dates do not affect the Due Dates shown for a given
Circulation Type.
Special due dates for checkouts and renewals
If you want to override all loan periods (except that for Non-circulating eBooks)
defined in the Policies tab in System Setup, you can do so by using a special due
date. For example, you might want to check out a collection of reference materials
to a teacher for the entire semester for him/her to have in the classroom.
Important:
Once activated, the special due date applies to every copy checked out
or renewed afterwards. Be sure to turn it off when you finish checking
out and renewing copies with the special due date.
When a special due date is in effect, a date appears in red in the text box
underneath the Help button on the Circulation Desk toolbar:
Special due date
Be sure to glance at this text box before checking out or renewing copies.
From the Check Out or Renewals windows, select the Special Due Date button.
The Special Due Date dialog appears:
To activate the Special Due
Date, select the check box, and
then type the due date and time
below. The date and time default
to the current date and time.