Main - Check In Items Panel

Library items are checked in through the Check In Items Panel of the Main form. To access this panel, click on the Check In Items button on the left side of the form. You may also use the F6 key.

Checking out items occurs in three steps.

  1. Select the date to be used as the check-in date in the Check In Date field. Normally you would use today's date. However, if you are checking in books that arrived at the library after the end of the previous business day, and it is your library's policy to treat these books as if they arrived on the previous business day, then you can set this date to that previous business date. Overdue fines are calculated based on the Check In date.
  2. Type in or scan the barcode of the item to be checked out in the Barcode / Title field, then click the Check In button. You can also type in a title or partial title, including the asterisk ("*") wildcard character. If performing a title lookup, results are displayed through the Check-In By Title form.
  3. Upon successful check-in of an item, a full status of the item appears below the Check In button. If special actions must be taken on an item, such as if it needs to be placed aside as a reserve item, a message box indicating those actions will appear on check-in.