DCLS Circulation Manual - Dauphin County Library System

Chapter 2 CHECKOUT AND CHECKINAbout Checkout and CheckinCirculation helps keep track of where your library’s items are. When you check out an itemto a borrower, Horizon assigns that item’s record to that borrower’s record. Other borrowersknow when they check the catalog that the item is temporarily unavailable. Checking theitem back in clears the assignment of the item record from the borrower’s record, and thecatalog shows the item as available again.Circulation allows you to renew items (except items on hold for another borrower, itemsalready renewed, and movies) twice for borrowers.Circulation also lets you check in items without calculating fines, change the due date of anitem when you check it out, and check out items that ordinarily do not circulate.Launching Checkout and CheckinTo start Checkout and Checkin1. Log in to Horizon.2. A Checkin and Checkout window should automatically open.3. If a Checkin or Checkout window does not automatically open, do the following:a. Click the + near the Circulation button on the Navigation Barb. Double-click Open CKO Window to open Checkout, orc. Double-click Open CKI Window to open Checkin/Request ProcessingWindow.Basic Circulation TasksIdentifying a Borrower in CheckoutBefore you check out an item, you need to identify the borrower. You do this by retrievinginformation from the borrower record. There are several ways to find a borrower record inCirculation: Scan the barcode on the borrower’s library card. Manually enter the barcode number. Search for the borrower record using search criteria. Search for the borrower using other acceptable forms of ID.2.1