Setting up and Managing Hours

Link: Setting up Hours and Exceptions

Link: Manage hours for a location and its categories, spaces, & items

Managing Hours can be a little confusing in LibCal because there are different types of hours. For detailed instructions about setting up hours in LibCal, please see the links above. Below is a brief overview as well as information specific to The Valley Library.

• Hours Module-- We don't currently use the Hours Module.
• Spaces Module Location Hours-- These are the hours we want to manage. Important things to know:
  
  • We do not link the hours for our Spaces Locations to the building hours (which are part of the Hours module).
  • We can create custom hours templates to be used for the Spaces module
  • We can set hours at the location and category level.

Hours Templates in use for Valley Library Categories & Locations

Hours Templates : (Located are located in the "Hours Templates" tab of the Admin Space Module interface.)

• Currently use the following templates:
  • Regular Term Hours
  • Intersession Hours
  • Summer Hours
• Exceptions include:
  • Holidays
  • End of term
  • Other exceptions as needed.
• Categories with Custom hours
  • This is mostly because sometimes we need these rooms to not appear available in LibCal when other floors are.
  • 5th floor rooms (because of summer unlock)
  • 6th floor rooms (because the rooms are used as study rooms intermittently)

LEAD has created a document that gives guidelines for determining building hours. If you have questions about upcoming hours, you can always contact LEAD.