Check Out Items to Patrons

Circulation > Check Out Items > To Patron

Destiny® checks out items to patrons using the loan period defined in Resource Policies in the Back Office. The item then appears in the Checked Out section of the page. When you check out another item to the same patron, the previous checkout moves to the Items Out section. Textbook resources include the title and ISBN.

If you are checking out a textbook or consumable, you can scan its ISBN.

For digital resources:

1. In the Find field, scan the patron's barcode, and then click Find Patron.
2. To complete the task for active patrons, select the Only Active Patrons checkbox.
3. Use the following table to complete your task:

   To check out…	Then…
   Note: When you check out, check in, or inventory a resource with components, a pop-up lets you adjust the component quantities, if needed.
   A barcoded item	In the Find field, scan the item barcode. Click Find Item. Find the item you want, and then click Check Out.
   An unbarcoded or consumable* item	In the Find field, type a keyword for the resource you want to check out. Click Find Item. Find the item you want, and then click Check Out.
   Multiple unbarcoded items	In the Find field, type a keyword for the resource you want to check out. Click Find Item. Next to the item you want, type a Quantity, and then click Check Out. A confirmation message shows the number of items to be checked out and the due date. Click Yes to confirm or click No to change the quantity.
   *You do not have to check in checked-out consumables at the end of the loan period. A nightly job deletes them automatically. You can check consumables in early; they are added back to the inventory with an Available status. See Patron Status (Destiny® Resource Manager™).

Checkouts

Checkouts do the following:

• Honor the due date assigned in the by class date range loan period type.
• Allow textbooks that use the textbook template to be checked out for any of the existing Resource Manager loan period types.

Resource Container Checkouts

Resources with included items can be circulated to patrons, as well as renewed. The process is the same as checking out and renewing an individual item.

Checkout Restrictions

To view all transaction restrictions, see Resource Containers.

Checkout Transaction Blocking Conditions

See Resource Container Transaction Blocking Conditions.

In-hand Transfers

An in-hand transfer is when an item from another site in your district is scanned at your site, and then transferred to your site.

Example: An item in your district is scanned at your site, but it is currently assigned to another site in the district. If in-hand transfers are allowed, the system displays an in-hand transfer message.

If the item already has a status, such as checked out, selecting Yes to the in-hand transfer message resolves any previous statuses.

Change the due date

• To change the due date of the item under Checked Out:
  1. Click Change Date. The Due Date page appears.
  2. Change the Due Date. Special Date appears in front of the date.
• To change the due date of any of the items listed under Items Out, you need to check them out again.

Mark checked-out resources lost

To mark a resource lost, click Lost next to the item. If you charge fines for lost items, use the next page to do so. If you opted to have fines automatically assessed, an alert message lets you accept the fine, or edit or waive the amount.

Renew checked-out resources

• Renew from Checked Out Items:
  1. Select Circulation > Check Out Items.
  2. Enter a name in the Find field, then click Find Patron. The patron's information appears.
  3. Click Renew for an individual item. The item is renewed.
• Renew resources by patron
• Perform Global Renew