Set up patron types (Library)

You can group patron types, such as students and faculty. Patron types are associated with circulation policies.

The patron types you set up appear when Destiny® displays information, exports patron records, edits patrons, and generates reports.

important You can set up patron types in Follett Destiny® Library Manager and Follett Destiny® Textbook Manager. If both products are installed, the setup is shared.

To set up patron types in Library Manager

1. In Destiny, change your view to Library View.
2. Select Back Office > Library Policies > Patron Types tab.
3. Click Add Patron Type.
4. Populate the fields accordingly. There is pop-up help () available in Destiny for most of these fields.
5. When you are done, click Save.
6. When you have your patron types set up, you need to assign them appropriate access levels.