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Okay, lets try this again. >> >>Thank you to all who responded to my question on security systems! There >>is some real wisdom here that can only come from experience! >> >>Linda - I did a similar survey when I opened a new media center three years >>ago. There were quite a few responses - perhaps because the question was >>new. At any rate I got a lot of responses from people who said 3M was not >>responsive to requests for help and even though it was the standard they >>were not happy with the company. Many people also indicated they did not >>loke the Checkpoint system because it was so easy to rip out the patch and >>defeat the system. Based on that info I selected Gaylord's Guardian >>system. It has not been trouble-free (I wonder if any are?) but on the >>other hand, the support has been VERY responsive whenever we had a problem. >>The system uses the same magnetic strips as 3M. On the whole, we have been >>very satisfied. Floyd >> >>Floyd Pentlin, Library Media Specialist VOICE: 816-251-8516 >>Lee's Summit North HS, 901 NE Douglas FAX: 816-251-8596 >>Lee's Summit, MO 64086 fpentlin@garfield.leesummit.k12.mo.us >> >> >>Linda - >>file this one in the "for what it's worth" category. I'm new on the job this >>year and the security system that was installed in my library 2 years ago has >>never worked correctly. It is a Guardian system from Gaylord. The way I >>understand it, the contractors installed it incorrectly right from the start, >>but subsequent attempts to get it fixed have been unsuccessful and very >>frustrating. It worked sporadically through last school year and hasn't >>worked >>at all since I've been here. Our business manager has put in multiple >>calls to >>Gaylord, most of which landed in a voice mail box and were not returned. I >>don't know if this is typical for them, but it's been a real problem for us. >> >>Brian Regan >>School Library Media Specialist >>East Rochester High School >>East Rochester, NY 14445 >>(716)248-6361 >>Brian_Regan@monroe.edu >> >> >>inda, >> >>We have the 3M tattletape system in our library. It's been in place >>since we moved to our new building in 1993. We had an older model in our >>old building which didn't work as well. Overall. we are pleased, but >>there are a few things to consider. >>- the maintenance contract (which covers the gates as well as the >>sensitizing/desensitizing units) is EXPENSIVE! We nearly didn't renew >>it this year due to the increase, but the circulation staff rebelled, so >>we did renew it. >>- the strips, while available for print, videos, CDs, audio cassettes, >>etc. are expensive. >>- you need to buy special (but relatively inexpensive) sensitizers and >>desensitizers for audio and video cassettes - non-magnetic units. You >>can use the regular book units with CDs. >>- We use large plants between and on either side of our two gates (one >>exit, one entrance). The leaves of one plant blocked the sensor on the >>gate, and since we had no idea what was wrong, we had to call the service >>tech. >>- The gates are picking up small (fraction of an inch in length) security >>strips that convenience stores are putting on candy, mints, gum, >>cigarettes, etc. We have to be very careful when we ask >>students/faculty/staff/administrators to step back to the circ desk, and >>we try to explain this to them. The textbook publishers are also >>putting strips in their textbooks since many colleges/universities have >>open shelf bookstores. We are really busy the first couple weeks of >>each semester explaining that to the students! >> >>I would recommend this system. >> Stay tuned for part 2> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= To quit LM_NET (or set NOMAIL or DIGEST), Send an email message to listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST * NOTE: Please allow time for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=