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Best Practice when Setting up ILL Accounts in Aleph
The best practice when setting up ILL accounts in Aleph is to set up individual accounts (patron status “32.ILL”) for individual ILL borrowers. Having all ILL loans go out under one individual account is not a good practice for several reasons. For example, it is not technically possible in Aleph for a single account to […]
Working with the Aleph Task Manager and Reports
The Task Manager is the Aleph client user’s only window into back-end Aleph server processes. It is the only visual utility where the Aleph users can view, obtain, and manipulate reports and other task files, whether produced periodically or on-demand. It allows users to find reports/files saved on the Aleph server’s print directory for viewing, printing/emailing […]
Implementing gradual fines in Aleph
Libraries charge late fines to discourage delinquent borrowing behavior which prevents other patrons from accessing material for their academic and research needs. While the Office of Library Services does not set the fee schedule (it merely adheres to it), the libraries have expressed concern that some of the fees escalate too quickly, charging excessively large […]
Useful Information regarding Fiscal Year End (FYE)
Are you new to acquisition’s Fiscal Year End process? At a loss for what to do in Aleph to make sure you’ve got everything set up correctly? Check out the checklist on the OLS Support Site: http://support.cunylibraries.org/systems/aleph/fiscal-year-end Also included on this page are related Aleph reports that you may want to check out.
Why you should not remove a lost item record in Aleph
If you’re considering deleting a “lost” item from the catalog, consider this: removing a “lost” item record also removes its circulation history! This affects library circulation statistics and item counts. Item records also contain a “date last returned” field that can be used to identify items that no longer have relevant circulation history. This information […]
