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Message Cause
This copy was on hold for ... The hold
status has been changed to pending"
and will become ready" again at a lat
er date.
The copy that was checked out was a pending hold for
another patron. You might want to extend the
expiration date of the hold to make sure that it does not
expire before becoming ready.
See also: For more information about extending holds,
see Extending the life of a hold" on page 169.
This copy was overdue. A fine of $ ...
was assessed.
The patron that checked in or renewed this copy now
owes a fine for an overdue copy. Be sure to generate an
Overdue/Bill Notice.
See also: For information about the Overdue/Bill
Notices Report, see Generating Overdue/Bill Notices"
on page 561.
Library hours are not set up; cannot cal
culate due date.
This message indicates that there are no hours of
operation defined in the Hours tab in System Setup.
Since Circulation Desk cannot calculate due dates for
checkouts and renewals unless the library hours are
defined, items will be due at the beginning of the next
open day.
Be sure to set up your hours in the Hours tab in System
Setup before circulating with your PHD again.
See also: For information about setting up library
hours, see Setting your library's hours" on page 85.
No copies for this patron. This message usually indicates that two patron
barcodes were scanned consecutively during a
checkout, or that a patron barcode was scanned and
then your PHD was switched to Check-in. Followup
isn't required unless you know the patron checked out
a copy.
Patron barcode/ID was not found
items will be marked Missing.
The symbology of the patron barcode matches your
barcode setup, but the barcode does not correspond to a
patron in your database. Circulation Desk changes the
copy and inventory statuses of the copies checked out
to this patron to Missing.
Keep a list of the copy barcodes, and if possible, try to
follow up as soon as possible with the patron to see if
there is a problem with the barcode on her library card.
Patron barcode was invalid items will
be marked Missing.
The symbology of the patron barcode you scanned with
your PHD does not match the symbology defined for
your patrons in System Setup. Circulation Desk
changes the copy and inventory statuses of the copies
checked out to this patron to Missing.
Keep a list of the copy barcodes, and if possible, try to
follow up as soon as possible with the patron to see if
there is a problem with the barcode on her library card.