Circulation Rule Changes

I forgot to say that we have a made a couple of wee changes to our rules about borrowing books which may please you:
The maximum number of standard loan renewals has been increased to 12
Week Loan books can be now renewed (up to 12 times)
Week Loan books are now reservable.

A small caveat - these rules only apply on our Library Management System to books borrowed or reserved after we made the change. Thus, if you borrowed a book four weeks ago and have renewed twice already, you won't be able to renew it again because the old rules were in operation when you first borrowed the book.

Self-Service x2

After a difficult period, where we thought we'd ended up with a very expensive paperweight, we're pleased to say our 2nd RFID self-check machine ("Louis Mathieu") is now functional.

There's also added functionality now - you can now do unseen renewals - that's technical jargon for renewing books that you don't have with you. Touch 'Renew Items' or 'Account Info', scan your card and touch 'Renew Items' on the bottom right of the screen. A list of your loans will appear. You can renew books by touching the check box next to the book.

Renewing Online part deux

The problem with renewing books online has been solved, just in time for the weekend. Hooray! Software developers should live by the maxim "if it ain't broke don't fix it", but don't. Bah

Renewing online

Our new library catalogue upgrade is being very naughty and not allowing renewals online. This s a bit of an inconvenience for everyone and we are in contact with vendor technical support concerning the problem. If you want to renew books without visiting the library please call the issue desks on 01 417 7572 or 01 417 8745. You could email the library as well (but ask for a reply).