Jim noted that he needs to follow up on a resolution to this problem. On the remaining circulation issues reported at the last meeting, Sue reported that Bob Konicek did call Ex Libris and some of the reported problems were fixed immediately. Sue expressed concern over the timeframe between reporting difficulty to Systems and making the phone call for help to the vendor. Automatic printing was now in place. Another open question is in the area of upper limits for patron borrowing.
Some patrons have upwards of hundreds of titles checked out.
They felt that changes to the Aleph software would be made for Notre Dame only and that this change would not be warranted by other customers. AWG members suggested that such assumptions be made with caution. Sue wanted to understand the changes that Ex Libris was making to the software. Sue urged that any future discussions on this topic needed to include her and Jo Bessler, since they involved the discussion of circulation policies. Sue reported the Graduate courtesy notices were printed yesterday.