[Koha-devel] RFC 3.2 - hourly circulation policies

[Paul POULAIN]

Galen Charlton a écrit :
> Koha 3's circulation loans are currently measured only in units of
> days. However, because some libraries perform loans that are measured
> in minutes or hours, particularly for course reserves and short loans,
> LibLime proposes to add support for measuring loan periods in time
> intervals shorter than a day. This support will be a new feature,
> although it may draw on work that Near Eastern University has done for
> Koha 2.

I know a library that could be highly interested by this feature. 
Another one could be added : the hourly issues means "on site" issue. 
The patron can't exit the library with the book (correct if i'm wrong)
At the end of the day, the patron can return the book (when the library 
closes) and request for the library to keep it for him for tomorrow). 
That's a kind of hourly reserve. Of course, it's possible only if the 
book don't have a reserve on it.
(this feature could be added to the more than one day issue)

It would mean, that, on return, add a checkbox "keep hold for tomorrow" 
or something like that. A checkbox like "dropbox mode" or "forgive fine"

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