Edit Media Type
Library items come in various formats, such as books, video tapes, computer
CDs, and so on. You define the set of all such formats through the Edit
Media Type form. To access this form, click the Media Types button
on the Administration panel of the Main
form.
The Edit Media Type form is actually two forms, a "parent"
form (the List Maintenance Codes form)
that lists all existing media types, and a "child" form that
lets you add a new item or edit the properties of a single item in the
list.
The Edit Media Type child form includes the following data fields.
- Media Type Name
- Enter the name of the media type or format.
- Checkout Days
- Enter the number of days which circulating material of this media type
can be checked out before being renewed or returned.
- Renewal Days
- Enter the number of days by which a checked-out item of this media type
is extended when the patron requests a renewal.
- Renewal Limit
- Enter the number of times that a patron can renew a single item of this
media type before it must be returned. Enter a value of 0 if the item
cannot be renewed.
- Daily Fine
- Enter the amount, in dollars and cents (or other decimal currency),
that the patron is charged per day for overdue items of this media type.
To save changes to the item, click the OK button, or use the
Cancel button to abandon changes to the item.