[Koha-devel] RFC 3.2 - opening hours and term due dates

[Galen Charlton]

This RFC covers two distinct enhancements. The first, opening hours,
would let the administrator specify what hours the library is open.
This would affect several due times for hourly and overnight loans and
fine calculations for hourly loans.

Since some libraries stay open past midnight, the enhancement would
also introduce the notion of a library service day that can be
different from a calendar day. In other words, if a library is open
from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., items returned at 1 a.m. could be considered to
have been returned the previous day. The next service day would not
start until the library opens again at 8 a.m.

For a consortial Koha user that has libraries in more than one time
zone, it would be possible to specify a time zone associated with each
branch. Opening hours would be displayed relative to each branch's
time zone.

The second part of this RFC, term due dates, would give an academic
library (e.g.) the ability to specify the start and end dates of their
terms, then establish term loan circulation policies. For example, if
a library's autumn term runs from August 31 to December 15, the
library would be able to define a term loan circulation policy that
sets December 15 as the due date for all loans made during the term.
This type of loan policy would be part of the circulation policy
matrix, thus making it possible to give faculty term loans but only
give undergraduates normal 3-week loans.

For more information on this proposal, please consult the Koha wiki at

http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:rfcs3.2:rfc32_opening_hours

Thanks in advance for comments.

Regards,

Galen
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Galen Charlton
Koha Application Developer
LibLime
galen.charlton at liblime.com
p: 1-888-564-2457 x709
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