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Unit 3: Library Software Packages-II

Over due collection facilitates are the collection of overdue charges in full or in part, providing Notes
receipts, keeping up-to-date accounting and tallying totals, etc. Using this function one can generate
daily, weekly, monthly reports to find out as to how much overdue charges have been collected.
Reminder module handles individual and group reminder generation for all overdue materials.
Comprehensive listing of materials that are overdue can also be generated within a specific period
giving from and to dates.

Did u know? Search status enables the library circulation desk staff to check the status of a
member or items borrowed by a user and overdue items.
Maintenance is yet another comprehensive sub-module, which covers binding, lost and cost
recovery of books, damaged books, withdrawn books, etc.
Reports sub-module allows the generation of as many as 16 major reports and with many
combinations. Above all this module is capable of handling large transactions. If various functions
built in this module are effectively puts to use the library staff will save lot of time and help to
avoid repetitive jobs.

3.3.4. Serials Module

This module allows one to create an exclusive database for different serials. Handling serials is
most complicated job for the library staff. This module has been designed to deal with all these
complicated jobs quite effectively.

Notes Serials Module helps in keeping track of every title received in the library.

All functions starting from suggestions, master databases, subscriptions, checking, payment, reminder,
binding title history export/import, etc., have been covered. For the convenience of users, these
functions have been grouped under following logical sub-modules as given in Figure 3.5.

Figure 3.5

Suggestions Subscription
Payment Master Databases
Check-in Reminders
Binding Status search
Title history Export/Import
Report generation
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