<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>the library the item is from</para>
+ <para>the library the item is from<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This is equivalent to 'home library'</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>the library the item was checked out from</para>
+ <para>the library the item was checked out from<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This is equivalent to 'holding library'</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
- <important>
- <para>It is not recommend that this setting be changed after initial setup of Koha
- because it will change the behavior of items already checked out.</para>
- </important>
<para>Description:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>If <link linkend="IndependentBranches">IndependentBranches</link> is set to
- 'Prevent' and <link linkend="CircControl">CircControl</link> is set to 'the
- library the item is from' this preference decides whether the library holding the
- item (holding library on the item record) may check the item out to its own patron
- or if it must immediately send the item back to the owning location (home library
- on the item record).</para>
+ <para>This preference does several things. <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>If <link linkend="CircControl">CircControl</link> is set to 'the library
+ the item is from' then the <link linkend="circfinerules">circulation and
+ fines policies</link> will be determined by the item's library where
+ HomeOrHoldingBranch chooses if item's home library is used or holding
+ library is used.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>If <link linkend="IndependentBranches">IndependentBranches</link> is set
+ to 'Prevent' then the value of this preference is used in figuring out if
+ the item can be checked out. If the item's home library does not match the
+ logged in library, the item cannot be checked out unless you are a <link
+ linkend="patronpermsdefined">superlibrarian</link>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<important>
- <para>This preference does nothing unless the <link linkend="IndependentBranches"
- >IndependentBranches</link> preference is set to 'Prevent'.</para>
+ <para>It is not recommend that this setting be changed after initial setup of Koha
+ because it will change the behavior of items already checked out.</para>
</important>
</section>
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