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Days
This is the number of Calendar days that will be added to the current date
to calculate the Due Date for the return of the item.
Days Grace
This is the number of days added to the return date before any fines are
calculated.
Fine
This is the fine that is added to the Member‘s Account. This fine is charged
for each Days Per Fine period. If no fines are charged, set the Fine to zero
and the Days Per Fine to 1. If fines are charged on a daily basis, set the
Fine to the amount charged and the Days Per Fine to 1. If they are charged
on a weekly basis, set the Days Per Fine to 7.
Lending Fee
This is the charge added to the Member‘s account, every time an item is
issued.
MARC Codes
A MARC Code refers to a Machine Readable Cataloguing Code. Papyrus
is based on both SAMARC, which is the South African standard used for
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