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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 10:57:48 CST
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- From: "Floris St.Amant" <NOTFCS@LSUVM.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Bill/Fine Notice
- In-Reply-To: Message of Fri,
- 6 Nov 1992 09:51:00 CST from <aaa1750.dsc1@PCMAIL.DCCCD.EDU>
- Lines: 91
-
- Welcome to the Bill/fine system from HELL!!! This will happen everytime you
- have a patron returning overdue books from different service units on the same
- day . If books are all returned at the same service desk, a bill will be printe
- d showing all books returned at that service station with just one total,i.e.,
-
-
- Title 1 (Main Library)
- It 1
- Overdue fine $5.00
-
- Title 2 (branch library)
- It 2
- overdue fine $2.00
-
- TOTAL $7.00
-
-
- However if patron retuned overdue books from different areas at different areas
- , a bill will be printed for material returned at one location AND the the tota
- l of charges for overdue materials returned at some other location(s) will be a
- dded as "previous balance". Patron will get a separate bill for each location
- where books were overdue books were returned, each bills referencing the total
- charges from other areas as "previous balance". i.e,
-
- Title returned at main LIbrary:
- Title a ( main Library)
- overdue $3.00
-
- Title b ( branch 1)
- overdue $4.00
-
- Title c ( branch 2)
- overdue $5.00
-
- Current charges $12.00
-
- Previous charges $8.00
-
- total charges$20.00
-
-
-
- The previous charges will appear as follows:
-
- A separate bill is printed for items returned in branch 1
-
- Item d (branch 1)
- overdue $4.00
-
-
-
- Current charges $4.00
- Previous charges $16.00
-
- Total charges $20.00
-
-
- A separate bill is also printe for items returned in branch 2
-
- Item E(branch 2)
- overdue $4.00
-
-
-
- current charges $4.00
- previous charges$16.00
-
- Total charges $20.00
-
-
- Here at LSU wepresently have 8 separate service units and this multiple
- accounting for previous charges almost cause me to have a nervous breakdown. Th
- erefore, we have the following procedure set up for handling bills:
-
- All printed bills are handled by the main branch's circ staff. A copy of the
- bill for individual areas is sent to the appropriate area,but all referenc
- es to previous charges are "whited out".
-
- Since we do not collect any money at the desk once a bill is produced, we then
- simply post the total charges/per patron directly unto the Bursar's screen. The
- paper trail is kept, so that questions form patrons regarding all these charge
- s may beanswered. Call me at 504 388-3216 if you have questions about our
- procedures. I hope this helps. By the way THIS IS THE WAY NOTIS intended for it
- to work, so they do not consider this i glitch in the system...
-
- Floris St.Amant
- Head Circ Services
- LSU Middleton Library
- Baton Rouge, LA
- 70803 NOTFCS LSUVM
- 504 388-3216
-