The Issue and Return Module in the Library module manages all the issue and return transactions made in the library of an institution. It makes managing the track of the books easy.

This module can be accessed by navigating to the Library → Issue and Return module and requires the book:issue and book:return permissions for the issue and return respectively.

Issuing a book

To issue a book, you’ll require the book:issue permission. Click the ‘Add Transaction’ button to create a transaction. There, enter the following details:

• To - Select to whom the book is being issued from the student or employee.
• Issue and Due Dates
• Number of books (you can add multiple books)
• Remarks (if any)

Then click the save button and it will be listed on the transaction’s list.

Returning a book

To update the status of the book to ‘returned’, it requires the book:return permission. Click on the transaction which you want to update.

Then, in the Return book form, enter the book number and the return date and click save. Then, it will be saved and marked as returned.