Introduction
The Library Module allows you to manage the media items of your school.
Features
- Media types
- Categories
- Fines
- External and school library members
- Issues and returns
Setup Media Types
Set up the various types of media. All media need to be of a media type.
Details:
- Name - The name of the media type (eg magazine)
- Desc - The description of the media type
Setup Media Categories
Set up the various categories of media. All media need to be categorized.
Details:
- Name - The name of the category
- Desc - The description of the category
Setup Fines
Set up how to fine people for overdue media items.
- Fine - The amount to fine
- Days - The number of days overdue to which the fine applies.
| Eg: If you want to fine library members $2.50 per week for overdue items then the fine value must be set to 2.50 and the days value to 7. |
Library Members
Your library must of course have library members. Members come from two sources:
- Internally - from within the school. You can simply obtain the staff, learner, guardian, guardian spouse or financier details with the click of a button.
- Externally - from the public in general. This is rare for a school, although TS School does cater for this. Eg. A staff member's spouse or brother might be made a library member.
Details:
- Surname, first name and second name
- ID number
- Membership #
- Suspended - indicated whether or not the library member is suspended from taking out any more media items.
- Street and postal address
- Tel, fax, mobile
- Email
| Message module notifications can be sent to the library member's mobile phone or email address (eg for overdue media items or outstanding fines payable). |
Media Items
Media items have the following details:
- Title
- Sub-title
- Author
- Type - Select the media's type.
- Condition - Enter the condition of the media item.
- Category - Select the category of the media.
- Code - Enter a code to uniquely identify the media item (eg Dewey code)
- Price - The price of the media item (replacement, not purchase price, recommended)
Issues / Returns
You can issue media items in the library and return those that a library member has taken out.
Reports
The reports of the Library Module are:
- Media Types
- Media Categories
Media Types
Shows all media types.
Details:
- Name - The name of the media type.
- Description - The description of the media type.
Media Categories
Shows all media categories.
Details:
- Name - The name of the media category.
- Description - The description of the media category.
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