Insignia Library system

Circulation

The Insignia Library System is a complete library automation system. It is fully configurable, allowing librarians to restrict circulation tasks to other staff members or enable limited circulation permission to patrons. We have also added the ability to print out receipts for your patrons.

Important

If textbook tracking is enabled, staff can circulate textbooks by selecting the “Textbook Checkout” button from the Circulation interface.

To checkout items, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Circulation” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Check Out”
   
3. 
   To checkout textbooks, select the “Textbook Checkout”
   

button

4. 
   Scan patron card. Alternatively, enter the first or last name (depending on the default criteria you have defined in Configuration >> Circulation)
   
5. 
   Scan Barcode
   
6. 
   Once the patron card has been scanned, the patron’s picture (if available) and statistics will appear
   
7. 
   Scan the barcode of the item to be checked out
   
8. 
   Repeat previous steps for all the items being checked out
   
9. 
   Overdue items are shown in red text. Items checked out today are shown in blue
   
10. 
    To renew an item, select the item and click on “Renew”
    
11. 
    To declare an item lost, select the item and click on “Lost”
    
12. 
    If a patron claims that a book has been returned, select the item and click on “Claim Return”. The system will not calculate fines after today’s date
    
13. 
    Staff can also attach/view notes for an item or patron by clicking on the “Patron Notes” button
    
14. 
    To print the list of items checked out, click on
    

“Preview”, then click on the printer icon

15. 
    To print a receipt for the patron for items checked out today, click on the “Check Out Receipt” button