expiring patron records

I know that we can delete patron records by giving them expiration dates of 1+ years old. But what if the account is less than a year old? Aleph won't let me assign an expiration date more recent than the open date.

And am I to change the exp. date for both the Global Patron and the RCS Admin Library?

Overdue notices

Have any of you been able to print overdue notices in Aleph? I've tried to them, but I get an error message when I try to print. I'm able to print other reports, though.

Aleph Circ Note

In Aleph Version 15, if an item had a circ note, the note would pop up when the item was scanned for check out. That was useful because it notified me if an item had restrictions on it.

Example: I put OPAC notes and CIRC notes on videos (For instructors only) and on reference textbooks (For use in library only)

In Version 17, the circ note does not pop up. In order to see it when checking out an item, I must switch from loan view to item view, then I must scroll down in the box of item details.

Has anyone found a way around this problem?

I am so disappointed...

Librarians:

Have any of you tried to start your own student book club yet? At EP our first meeting was tonight and only one student showed. I used food as an incentive, there were posters, e-mails, and other marketing techniques and nothing worked. It was also right before classes, so most students were already on campus. I'm so angry right now and just incredibly frustrated. I don't know what else to do to make students interested in this, or at least make them interested enough to show up.

When I sent out an electronic survey regarding a student book club, 19 students said they were interested. However, none of these students showed up in the end. Ugh, I just don't know what to do anymore. You try to do something nice and beneficial for the students and this is what you get. Same goes for open workshops!

I'd really love any feedback you all might have. I also apologize for the negativity expressed here...

Thanks everybody! Good luck if you're trying something like this!

Books in Print (via LIRN)

When I try to access Books in Print through LIRN, I'm asked for a username and password. I don't have those. Any advice for me?