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From:         Tony New <NEW@LIBRARY.UTA.EDU>
Subject:      Quick Canvas on "cirulating videotapes"

Since the subject has come up <smile>...

We are examining a number of issues relating to media in general and
videotapes specifically.  We would appreciate the members of this
group to answer the following:

1.  Is your media collection a separate department?  If "No" where is
    the media housed?


2.  Are your videotapes security stripped?  If so, what system do you
    use?


3.  Do you schedule videotapes, reserving them for class use?  If so,
    what method do you use?


Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer.  I'll summarize for
the list.

----------------------------------------
Now about us...

The bulk of our videotapes along with the remainder of our media
collection is "parked" in the Reserve area in our Central Library.  A
sub-set of the media collection (primarily compact discs, audio
cassettes, and vinyl recordings) are shelved in the music lab in our
Arts & Arch Library.  They do have some videotapes but not as many as
Central.  Our Science & Engineering Library has a large collection of
computer disks.  The media at the two branches are in their correct
locations (mostly).  The media here at Central Reserve is parked here
as a temporary measure to insure access to the collection whenever
the library is open.  The final disposition of the media collection
is not yet decided.  (I'll spare you the long and gritty history of
the collection.  Suffice to say that a number of issues need to be
resolved.)

For now, (I suspect for quite some time) since the media is in
Reserve I have to handle it.

The media is stripped where possible.  The majority of materials are
not.  We maintain the "fiction" of security by handing ALL media
around the security gate operating under the theory of "If the
students think it will set off the alarm then the same purpose is
served as if it had been stripped".  We too are looking into several
new options regarding stripping media.   Our media circulates for 3
days.  If the media item is an "accompanying material" then it
circulates for the same period as the book it accompanies.



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Subject: Loan periods
Date: 14 Oct 92 17:34:55 GMT
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I am wondering about the people who wrote that they give 1 year loans to
some borrowers. One person said they make the books due by May 15. Are
the places that have a cut-off date automated ? I am especially
interested in NOTIS sites, as I had thought that NOTIS could not impose
a standard cut-off date.
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Date:         Fri, 16 Oct 1992 07:45:00 CDT
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From:         "Terry Ratliff" <TRAT@KSUVM.BITNET>
Subject:      RIDV flag from LC101TBA

Just dreaming ... is it possible in 5.0.2 to turn off this flag for one patron
category and leave it on for another?  Will such an option be available in the
future?  Would be ideal for our summer visitors.  Harley Man
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Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 10:16:00 EDT
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From:         LEBERLY@SNYESCVA.BITNET
Subject:      Clutter

Don't you people have jobs?

Out of 69 messages waiting for me, 58 were from Circpus.  And 12 of those
were a discussion about having kleenex at the Circ. Desk.  The remaining
11 messages were from the four other boards I subscribe to.

Where, exactly, do you people find time to read all the clutter here?
Don't you have any real people to talk to, must you socialize
electronically?

Don't bother to answer that.  I'm "unsubscribing" today!
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Date:         Mon, 12 Oct 1992 10:13:00 CDT
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From:         MMW7946@OSUCC.BITNET
Subject:      circulation status

at oklahoma state univ. we use "check shelf"
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Date:         Sat, 10 Oct 1992 16:10:05 CST
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From:         CAMERON@LOYNOVM.BITNET
Subject:      Re: circulation status

Our OPAC used to display "ON SHELF" for circulation status which, as we
all know, is sometimes not true.  Now the message is "IN," which may be
no more true than "ON SHELF" if the book's not there.  I wish I could
change the display to read "NOT CHECKED OUT" but it's too long to fit in
the space allotted for it.

Anyway, regardless of the message, some patrons will still be extremely
perturbed when the book isn't on the shelf, and no explanation about in-house
use, shelving errors, etc. will placate them.  However, about 1/2 the time, if
one of us accompanies the person to the shelves, it turns out he/she didn't
look in the right place and the book is there.  If your staffing permits
providing this assistance it often makes the patron feel better even if the
book can't be found; there seems to be something very irritating about a
staff person standing behind the desk saying he/she can't do anything about
an (allegedly) missing book.

And, of course, a fair number of people don't check the circulation status
and end up spending their own and our time looking for things that are
checked out, which is a good reason to almost always check the system first
before trekking off to the stacks.  Then there are the ones who don't see
holding stamps like REFERENCE or SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, but now I'm really
digressing!
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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 22:52:00 EDT
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From:         ORTIZ@HULAW1.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Change

To the multiple respondents who have rejoiced in the advent of debit cards:

WAIT until they decide to act up.

1.  As someone already mentioned, they are not very practical for the
    patron who needs to make only 1 or 2 copies.
2.  You will still need to keep change around since many of the encoding
    machines do not give change.
3.  You'll have to deal with *zapped* cards, patrons who don't bother to
    read the instructions and put too many copies on their card (and want
    a refund).
4.  Encoders break.

This year our two public encoders chose to break the first week of classes.
Our patrons had to come to the circulation desk if they needed to buy cards,
or add copies to existing staff.  As one of the two evening and weekend full
time staff members who can do this (because it requires a specialkey to get
into the office), I spent most of my time during the last four weeks running
back and forth from the office to the Circ. desk.  If I was the only Circ.
staff at the time, I infuriated other patrons who needed our services.  If I
went on my break, I would return to find many irate patrons who needed to
add copies to their cards.

All this to say, it is almost a no-win situation.

Fortunately, our machines are back, giving me more time to read to my E-mail
messages and to respond a bit more promptly.

..
 v

Raquel Ortiz
Evening & Weekend Circulation Supervisor
Harvard Law School Library
ortiz@hulaw1.harvard.edu
From: ALILESTE@IDBSU.BITNET (Dan Lester)
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              13 Oct 1992 15:31:14 -0700 from <bkelm@JUPITER.WILLAMETTE.EDU>

On Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:31:14 -0700 Bill Kelm said:
>	Do any small academic libraries issue borrowing privileges to
>participants in Elderhostel programs.  We have been asked to, yet in the
>past we have been very restrictive in who we gave borrowing privileges.
>
   I last worked at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, as Library Director
from 1983-90.  They had a very big Elderhostel program, as well as their
own locally developed version called Getaway.  Over a thousand people would
stay on campus with one of these programs each summer.

   The library offered temporary cards to these folks for the duration
of their stay on campus, and about a quarter of the attendees took advantage
of it during a typical summer.  The EH and G program managers said they
would guarantee return or replacement of any library materials that were
lost.  However, in the seven years with hundreds of users, only two paperback
novels from a "browsing collection" were ever lost.  The people involved
apparently forgot to return them and when we followed up with them in
Florida it turned out one of them had died and the other didn't know what
had happened to the books.  We said "sorry about your loss" and just wrote
off our loss.  It was so little money we didn't even hassle the EH managers
about reimbursing us.

   They LOVED the library and a number of them donated books they had bought
in town when they left, which were generally nice additions to our local
history or popular fiction/browsing collections.  The ONLY thing they
ever complained about was that our Wall Street Journal didn't arrive until
about noon, even though "I read it with breakfast in Miami every morning".
We TRIED to explain that they were in a small town in the mountains,
over 225 miles from the nearest city, but....no luck.  Usually two or
three gentlemen would be waiting for it anxiously when it arrived just
before lunch.

   I'd be really surprised if your results weren't similar.  These folks
are responsible, generally well-to-do, mature, etc.  They just aren't the
kind to be a problem except for being a bit demanding in many cases.

dan

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Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:43:26 LCL
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From:         Bob Jones <BJONES@UNF1VM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: faculty/staff loans

On Wed, 14 Oct 1992 09:22:57 CST Jorge L. Cruz said:
>So far this discussion has been interesting.  However, I can't help but
>wonder, does anyone else out there actually charge faculty and staff overdue
>fines?  It's funny how when you start charging fines, books come back in a
>hurry.
>
UNF charges fines to all borrowers, including faculty, staff ... and even
library staff!  As with many students, many faculty consider fines a cost
of doing business.  We find that the books come back most reliably
when we send out the bill for the replacement costs!

Bob Jones   (904) 646-2552 : SUNCOM 861-2552 : FAX 904-646-2719
Head, Public Services Division, and Library Systems Coordinator
University of North Florida Library              P.O. Box 17605
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South         Jacksonville, FL 32216
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Subject: Re: Semester check-out for seniors & grads
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:02:36 GMT
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At Wesleyan University we allow senior thesis writers to check out books
from the time they appear on the "Honors" list, late Oct., until May 15th.
These books are subject to recall after they have had the book for two weeks.
 For ALL users, I.D.s are blocked if a recalled item is not returned by the
recall due date.
The books used to be due immediately after the thesis was turned in,
April 15, but there were just enough extentions necessitating renewing
hundreds of items that we extended the due date to 5/15.  Also honors thesis
writers who on average check out 2-300 volumes then can return the books
bag full by bag full.  Helps with work flow and reshelving.
MBiddle@Eagle.Wesleyan.edu
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Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 14:09:31 CST
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From:         Danny Wilson <wilsond@LIB.UCSF.EDU>
Subject:      Circulating Videotapes

I am interested in hearing from those of you who circulate videotapes.  The
library I work in is currently circulating videos only from closed stack
areas (Reserve and Media Center), but will shortly move materials from Media
Center to open stacks (NOT MY IDEA!!!).  Some of these videos will
circulate, some won't.  The problem is tattletaping them, of course.
Gaylord manufactures a tattletape that is small enough to use with videos &
audios and will work with our 3M security gates.  New gates were considered
to handle this problem, but the option was dismissed as too expensive.  We
are planning on using the Gaylord tattletapes with a "pass around" system
for getting the material past the alarm gates.  Has anyone out there
had experience of this?  Where were the tattle tapes hidden?  Do the tattle
tapes disguised as "please rewind" labels/other labels really fool potential
thieves?  Feel free to respond directly to me to avoid "clutter,"  I will
summarize for the list.

Thanks,
Danny J. Wilson
UCSF Library
(415) 476-5579
wilsond@knowman.lib.ucsf.edu
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	Do any small academic libraries issue borrowing privileges to
participants in Elderhostel programs.  We have been asked to, yet in the
past we have been very restrictive in who we gave borrowing privileges.


Bill G. Kelm / Circulation Supervisor
Willamette University Library
phone: (503)-370-6312
email: bkelm@willamette.edu
fax:   (503)-370-6141
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From: NEW@LIBRARY.UTA.EDU (Tony New)
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Subject: Re: software for scheduling staff
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:45:02 GMT
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 Please post answers to this inquiry.  I've been looking for such
> a program too.  Last December someone listed the Power Up Software
> Corp. in San Mateo, California.  They have a program called "Working
> Hours."  The cost at that time was $99.95, which was too much for
> this Library to put out without knowing for sure that was THE program
> we wanted, and Power Up Software had no provisions for approval
> purchases.

Marie,

Please see my other post for a suggestion about using WP to do the
job.  If that doen't work try contacting:

Big Byte Software
P.O. Box 14008
Arlington, TX  76094-1008
1-800-879-2983

They are a shareware distibution company.  I looked in their catalog
(pg. 51) and they list several programs that may be what you are
looking for.  They will mail the catalog to you.

Two programs that specificaly mention "scheduling" are called: PC
Shift (disk #633) and Employee Scheduling Assistant (disk #2660).

I don't know if you are familiar with "shareware" or not so forgive
me if I am telling you info you already know.  It costs $2.99 per
5.25" disk to look at the program and try it out which you pay to Big
Byte as the distributor. (There is a shipping and handling charge of
$4.50) If it isn't what you need then throw the disk away or reformat
it and use it for a data disk.  If you like the program and decide to
use it, there is a nominal registration fee that you mail to the
creator of the program.  The registration fee gets you customer
support and an up to date version of the program.  It usually will
mean you get added features and documentation upon registration.

Quality of shareware is as varied as there are programmers and
programs.  I have had very good luck with shareware products.  I
have several that are high quality and I use on a daily basis.  It is
an excellent way to "preview" programs for a very low cost.


Hope this helps.


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Date:         Fri, 9 Oct 1992 08:45:03 LCL
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From:         MBIDDLE@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU
Subject:      Re: mail crates

Crates obtainable from Consolidated Plastics Company 1-800-362-1000
"Corrugated Plastic Totes"
size 18x13x8 Part No. 67941EK $12.85 ea*
size 18x13x11 Part No. 67943EK $13.80 ea*
size 21x19x14.5 Part No 67945EK $20.85 ea
*We use these.
Wesleyan is part of a consortium with two other Colleges.  Have used these
crates for  4 years now to tote books from one city to the other.  Even the
original batch is in great shape.  Similar to the type the US Mail uses.
 Stack very nicely and light weight.  Also easy to label with a magic marker.
Have dealt with the wooden kinds and think they were dreamed up by a Torquemada.

MBIDDLE@EAGLE.Wesleyan.edu
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Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:09:01 CDT
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From:         Nancy Sensel <SENSEL@UKANVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Circulation issues

I am a Head of Lending Services who thinks that the majority of patrons are
nice to circ staff.  My main circ person is often invited to parties.  I
 had a nice experience after a patron blew up at me concerning some overdue
 fees; a few days later, he apologized to me for his outburst.  The library sta
ff regularly hear nice things said about this library and its services and we
know that we are appreciated, especially at Christmas when faculty members send
us  goodies (actually we overdose on sugar at Christmas).  When problems do
arise at circ, they are usually worked out without people getting too upset.  I
have been working in various circ departments for over 7 years now and still
find it interesting and stimulating and feel that problem patrons get too much
of our attention. Let's concentrate on the nice ones and give ourselves a pat
on the back for all of the good things we do!
Nancy Sensel, Head of Lending Services
Univ of KS School of Med-Wichita
SENSEL@UKANVM.BITNET
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Subject: Elderhostel
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The University of Hartford has had a successful relationship with the program
for years. Participants are given finefree privileges for the duration of the
program, with the due date being the last Friday of the program. We get a list
of the participants from the program coordinator, so we know who to expect.
They are issued temporary ID cards and barcoded like all our other patrons.
I've never met one I didn't like.

Mariellen Baxter
Circulation Librarian
Mortensen Library
Univ. of Hartford
W. Hartford,CT
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Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:28:22 CDT
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From:         Tony New <NEW@LIBRARY.UTA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Shelf space software

We are currently doing the same as you intend:  Moving from fixed
shelving to compact shelving.

We use a combination of Drawperfect and Lotus 1-2-3.


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