Managing Global Site Settings and Contact Details
Use Global Site Settings to review and update settings that apply across your ePlatform library. This area also provides access to your library's Contact Settings.
This article is intended for library staff with access to the ePlatform Admin area.
On this page
- Open Global Site Settings
- Settings available in this area
- Update your library contact details
- Loan and reserve settings
- Settings managed elsewhere
- Before saving changes
Open Global Site Settings
- Sign in to your library's ePlatform portal as an administrator.
- Open the Admin area.
- Find Manage Library.
- Select Global Site Settings.
The complete navigation path is: Admin area → Manage Library → Global Site Settings.
Settings available in this area
Global Site Settings contains settings that apply across your ePlatform library. Confirmed settings in this area include:
| Setting | What it manages |
|---|---|
| Contact Settings | The contact information recorded for your library. |
| Loan Period | The default borrowing duration applied across the library. |
| Reserve Time | How long a patron has to download a reserved title after it becomes available. |
| Max Queue Length for Reserves | The maximum number of patrons who can reserve the same title. |
Update your library contact details
- Go to Admin area → Manage Library → Global Site Settings.
- Open Contact Settings.
- Review the contact information currently displayed.
- Update the required information.
- Save your changes.
- Reopen Contact Settings and confirm that the updated information is displayed correctly.
Loan and reserve settings
Some lending controls are also located in Global Site Settings. Changes to these controls can affect borrowing or reserves across the library.
Loan Period
The Loan Period controls the default borrowing duration for the library. It cannot be changed separately for individual titles.
For complete instructions, see Changing Your Library's Loan Period.
Reserve settings
The confirmed reserve controls are:
- Reserve Time: How long a patron has to download a reserved title after it becomes available.
- Max Queue Length for Reserves: The maximum number of patrons who can join a title's reserve queue.
For complete instructions, see Managing Reserves.
Settings managed elsewhere
The following parts of your ePlatform library are not managed from Global Site Settings:
| What you want to change | Where to go |
|---|---|
| Banner, logo, or colour theme | Admin area → Customise Library Homepage & Compilation → Banner, Logo & Theme |
| Homepage collection tiles or book compilations | Admin area → Customise Library Homepage & Compilation → Library Homepage & Compilation |
| Library announcement or message | Admin area → Manage Library → Site Notice |
| Titles in your library catalogue | Admin area → Manage Library → Library Catalogue |
Before saving changes
- Review the current value before changing a library-wide setting.
- Check that contact information is entered correctly.
- Remember that the loan period applies across the library rather than to an individual title.
- Review reserve settings carefully before changing how long patrons have to collect titles or how many patrons can join a queue.
Need help?
If you are unsure about a setting, contact ePlatform Support before changing it. Include your library name and the name of the setting you want to update.
Submit a request to ePlatform Support .