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Aleph Circulation Procedures - Borrower Circulation Summary

The Borrower Circulation Summary is the only way in Aleph to print a list of items a patron has charged out.  It may be accessed at three locations in the Circulation Module of Aleph - Loan, Return, and Patron.  Procedures for accessing and printing at each location are as follows:

Loan

(tab 1 or press F5)

Use after loaning out material to a patron.

  1. Click on the “Letter” button in the upper right pane of Loan.

  2. A “Print Letter to Patron” window will appear.

  3. Click on “Borrower Circulation Summary”.

  4. Click the “Print” button.

  5. The Borrower Circulation Summary will print.

Return

(tab 2 or press F6)

Use after returning items for a patron.

  1. Click on the “Letter” button in the upper right pane of Return.

  2. A “Print Letter to Patron” window will appear.

  3. Click on “Borrower Circulation Summary”.

  4. Click the “Print” button.

  5. The Borrower Circulation Summary will print.

Patron

(tab 3 or press F7)

Use if a patron just walks up and asks for a list of items checked out.

  1. Pull up the patron account by:

    1. Scanning the red UMBC ID or Special Borrower’s Card.

    2. Entering the local ID from a red UMBC ID card, prefaced by ‘BC-‘.

    3. Entering the system ID (00000xxxxxxx).

    4. Looking up the patron by name:

      1. Click on the button with 3 dots on the patron line.

      2.  Enter name in this format - last name, first name - and press <Enter>.

      3. Highlight the entry that matches the patron and click the <Select> button.

  2. Go to Patron Registration in the Navigation (left) pane and click on Global Patron Information.

  3. Click on the “Letter” button in the right pane of Global Patron Details.

  4. A “Print Letter to Patron” window will appear.

  5. Click on “Borrower Circulation Summary”.

  6. Click the “Print” button.


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