Word of the Week

Mode

A Mode is a specific state that allows us to perform certain functions. In Millennium, each application (Circulation, Cataloging, Acquisitions, etc.) offers its own selection of modes providing these functions. For instance, in the Circulation application, the available modes include Circulation Desk, Check-In (No Patron), Renew (No Patron), Fines Paid, Search Holds by Title, Notices, and more. Some of the modes will allow several functions; in Circulation Desk Mode, for example, staff can check out, renew, place holds, and pay fines for a patron account. In other modes, the functions are more limited; Check-In (No Patron) Mode only permits a check-in function, and Fines Paid Mode only allows viewing of fines paid within a specified period.

Other Millennium applications have different modes. In Cataloging, for example, some of the modes include Catalog, Global Update, Delete Items, Create Lists, etc. Each of these modes has its own functions. The type of record accessed is also determined by the mode selected.

In each application, Millennium displays a handy list of the available modes in the Navigation Bar along the left side of the screen. This allows the user to easily move from one mode to another by clicking on the icon to select a mode. The Current Mode (the one in operation at the time) is always displayed above the Navigation Bar.


Thanks so much to Lori Carnes for her very well described definition!

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