Circulation (Textbook Manager)

In Textbook Manager circulation offers multiple methods of checking out textbooks.

important: Textbook Manager offers eTextbooks. For details, see eTextbooks (Textbook Manager).

This table defines the methods and their differences:

Check out method	Details
To Patron	Allows you to check out textbooks directly to the student. For details see, Check out textbooks to patron.
By Class	Allows you to check out textbooks for a whole class or allows you to check out the textbooks for all the student's classes (select student first. For details see, Check out textbooks by class.
To Teacher	Allows you to check out textbooks directly to the teacher with or without specifying a particular class. For more detail, see Check out textbooks to teacher.

note: For the multiple checkout methods (above) to appear in Destiny, the applicable settings in Admin > Site Configuration > Circulation must be selected.

Before You Begin

important: You can modify the settings mentioned in the following list on the Admin tab.

Before you can successfully check out textbooks using the By Class or To Teacher method, verify the following:

Classes are established /in system
Classes have defined sections
Class sections have a current loan period
Sections have a teacher assigned (teacher's patron record has the Currently Teaching, Yes checkbox selected)
Class section has the applicable patrons assigned
Class has a textbook assigned