My Items Out & Renewals

Items currently out can be viewed by either of the following methods:

•   My Profile page. The logged in patron’s items are listed under the Items Out tab.

•   My L4U Freedom Profile page. Enter a client in the Basic or Freedom Circulation and their items will be listed.

The page illustrated will display list­ing all items currently out to the client including overdue items listed in red. Items can be viewed and renewed from this page.

To Renew Items via My Profile

From the My Profile screen, you can renew an item or all items currently checked out to you. Whether the renewal process includes overdue items or items renewed until a specific date depends upon the Web Privilege settings assigned to your homeroom, see “Setting Web Privileges” on page 25. To renew items from Circulation in L4U Freedom, please refer see “Renew Items” on page 98.

Renew Selected Items

Clients can renew specific items through the iPAC. First they must login to the iPAC, then view their current items out. To renew only specific items:

1.   From the My Profile screen, Click Renewals

2.   The Web Renewal Wizard is dis­played

3.   Check the items to be renewed

4.   If required, Check the Renew Overdue Items option

5.   If a specific date is required, Enter the date by typing in the field pro­vided or by using the pop up cal­endar

6.   Click Renew Selected Items

8.   Step 2 of the Web Renewal Wiz­ard is displayed detailing whether or not items can be renewed and for what dates. Click Renew

•   If you wish to make changes, Click the Back button

9.   Step 3 of the Web Renewal Wiz­ard appears with the new return date(s), Click Return to Renew­als to continue 

Renew All Items

In addition to the ability to perform renewals on specific items, users can renew all items currently checked out to them. The ability to renew overdue items or request renewals for a specific date is controlled by a setting in Homeroom iPAC privileges.

To renew all items:

1.  From the My Profile screen, Click Renewals

2.   Step 1 of the Web Renewal Wizard appears

3.   If required, Check the Renew Overdue Items option

4.   If a specific date is required, Enter the date by typing in the field provided or by using the pop up calendar

5.   Click Renew All Items

6.   Step 2 of the Web Renewal Wizard appears detailing whether or not items can be renewed and for what dates. Click Renew

•   If you wish to make changes, Click the Back button

7.   Step 3 of the Web Renewal Wizard appears with the new return dates, Click Return to Renewals to continue

Note: Any fines that are accumulating for overdue items will be listed under the Fines column beside the item that has accrued the fine.