Circulation Type

A Circulation Type is a classification of library materials that let you:

• Set up different loan policies for different types of materials or for different Patron Types.
• Limit reports and notices.
• Set up different lending periods for each Patron Type.

Example: A circulation type of Reference could have a lending period of 0 (zero) days for students and 5 days for faculty.

You can create any number of Circulation Types, such as Overnight, New Books or In Library Use Only. You can change a copy's Circulation Type at any time on the Edit Copy page (reached from Catalog > Add Title).

Follett recommends making your most common Circulation Type the default. You set up the default Circulation Type when editing loan policies in Admin > Library Policies > Circulation Types sub-tab.