Devereaux Library patrons can view and carry out library activities via the Web OPAC

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Devereaux Library patrons can view and carry out library activities

via the Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog).

Choose New library catalog.

Login to ALEPH

Access personal Library Card information by clicking My Library Card

The Activities area of the patron's Library Card shows statistical information
concerning library activities at a glance:

For example, the number of loans is displayed next to Loans. To receive more detailed information regarding a particular activity, the patron clicks the related hyperlink, and an expand window appears. Note that each expand window contains an options bar containing the other available options.

Loans

When a patron clicks Loans, the Items on Loan screen is displayed:

From here, a patron can view Due Date, Due Hour, and so on, according to the library setup. By clicking the underlined number on the left side of a row, a patron can view expanded details on a loan.

If an item can be renewed a Renew link appears.

Details for loan no. 1(Item cannot be renewed)

Loan date:	09/28/2004
Due date:	10/13/2004
Renew:	Renewal limit reached - No. of renews: 02 Limit: 01. Patron has more than 3 overdue items in the item sublibrary.
Fine:	14.00
Proxy ID:
Proxy Name:

Details for loan no. 1 (Item can be renewed)

Loan date:	10/25/2004
Due date:	10/25/2004
Renew:	Renew
Fine:
Proxy ID:
Proxy Name:

After the renew link is clicked, the OPAC will respond with a new loan details screen.
Please verify your new due date.

No.	Description	Due date	Due hour	Fine	Sublibrary	Location	2nd Location	Item Desc
1	The human situation :	11/24/2004	05:00 PM		South Dakota School of Mines	AC8 .H966 1977

Usually, if the renewal did not succeed, the OPAC responds with an error message. such as

Loan cannot be renewed (no change in due date).

Occasionally, the request will time out and a renewal will not succeed, and will not display an error message. Please verify your new due date

Loan History List

A patron clicks Loan History to view a list of previous loans. The loans are sorted by due dates, in descending chronological order.

Hold Requests

A patron clicks Hold Requests to view a list of items that he has requested:

By clicking the underlined number on the left of a row, he can view expanded details on a hold request. If the request can be deleted, a Delete link is activated.

Cash Transactions

A patron clicks Cash Transactions to view information about his fines and other cash transactions:

Blocks

South Dakota School of Mines : Maximum Overdues

The Blocks field on the Library Card contains information concerning a patron's non-compliance with library regulations. A patron may be prohibited from checking out materials from a library, usually because of overdue items or unpaid fines. These blocks may also prevent renewals, logging into databases, etc.

Updating Addresses

This option enables patrons to update their address record through the Web OPAC, if the library allows them to do this. (Students, be aware that unless address changes are made at AES they will be overwritten by information on file at AES.
Patrons click the Update Address link in their Library Card in order to activate the Update Address form: