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Resource Types Overview
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Resource Types Overview
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File, Resource Types
ResourceMateŽ allows you to enter many different types of items. Each type of item is identified by a "resource type" (book, CD, sermon, lab sample, video, etc.).
This form allows you to change Resource Types already entered into ResourceMateŽ or add your own new Resource Types.
Search for a particular resource type
Detail Tab
Description
Enter the description that best describes the Resource Type you are entering.
Note:
It is not recommended that you change the name of, or delete, the built-in "Books" resource type. Please contact Jaywil Software Dev. Inc. if you need to do this and we can discuss your situation.
Short Description
Enter a short form description of the resource description. This is used on some reports.
Check out Period
Enter the number of days for the check out period. The check out period is used to automatically calculate the expected back date when checking out items. This can be any length of time in days that you want to check out this resource type for. The calculated expected back date can also be changed by the operator when you are checking out items.
Note:
This field will not show if you have purchased the Extended Circulation Add On Module. Click on
Material Description
Enter a description that will be included in the Body of Card information. An example is [video recording] for videos.
Accession Letter
Accession letters are optional. If this resource type will always have a specific accession letter, you can enter that here. Whenever new items are added for this resource type, the accession letter you enter here, will automatically be filled in.
Subject Label
Enter the appropriate heading in place of subjects. This will be used throughout the system when you are working with the current resource type. CD's have "Songs" as the substitute for Subjects.
Body of Card Pages suffix
If you will not be generating card catalog cards, you don't need to be concerned with this field. Otherwise, what you enter in this field will show in the body of card after the value in the pages field. If you don't enter anything, p. will automatically be added after the number of pages.
Group
This field allows you to group resource types together. Ex. Video Tapes - 8mm, Video Tapes - VHS and Video Tapes - Super VHS called all be in the Videos group. Through out the system when you are asked to chose a resource type, you can choose a resource type group if you want.
Fine Daily (Plus version only)
Enter the fine per day for overdue items. Fines will be calculated when items are checked in. You may also view fines information from the Patron screen, the Check out screen or the Check in screen (with the appropriate check boxes turned on in those screens).
Note:
This field will not show if you have purchased the Extended Circulation Add On Module. Click on
Fine Weekly (Plus version only)
Enter the fine per week for overdue items. Click here for more information about weekly fines.
Note:
This field will not show if you have purchased the Extended Circulation Add On Module. Click on
MARC Type (Plus version only)
This field allows you to identify a resource type with the corresponding MARC code found in position 6 of the LDR record. If you are not importing or exporting MARC records you can skip this field. The following is a list of MARC codes and the resource types they represent:
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Books |
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c |
Printed Music |
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d |
Manuscript Music |
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e |
Maps |
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f |
Manuscript maps |
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g |
Projected medium (videos) |
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i |
Non musical sound recording |
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j |
Musical sound recording |
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k |
2 dimensional nonprojectable graphic |
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m |
Computer file (software) |
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o |
Kit |
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p |
Mixed materials |
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r |
3 dimensional artifact |
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t |
Manuscript language material |
For more information on MARC record handling, see Import from MARC.
Can not Patron Search (Advanced Patron Search Add On Module)
Check this box so patrons can not search any items of this resource type.
User Defined Fields (Plus version only)
Audit Trail Tab (Add On Module)
Spell Check Sidebar (Add On Module)
click this button to spell check all character fields in this resource type. Exclude fields by clicking on Utilities, Field Settings.
Check this box to always Spell Check when you click on the Save button.
Customize Sidebar
New
Click this button to add a new resource type.
Delete
The resource type will be deleted unless
there are items entered for this resource type
there are checked out items for this resource type
there are people on the waiting/reserve list waiting for items of this resource type.
Save
At any time you can click on this button to save your changes.
Cancel
Click the Cancel button to cancel the changes you have made to the resource type. This will return the resource type to the way it was before the most recent changes were saved.
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