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Fellow Librarians,
I am the sole librarian in a high school district which has three =
comprehensive school site library facilities. I have been configuring an =
automated system for over a year, and as part of that system I installed =
receipt printers [part of my software vendor's suggested circ desk =
configuration] this week at two of three circulation counters. One of my =
technicians asked pointed questions about how printing out records of each =
transaction for student patrons lines up with libraries' explicit =
responsibility to protect borrower privacy. Name, school ID number, =
title(s) and due date go on the receipt. =20
I had not considered this question; however, I noted that we do NOT give =
these receipts to anybody BUT the student borrowers. My tech is fearful =
that students, unaware of their privacy needs and rights, may simply =
discard the receipts in the hallways. I offered to print up a warning =
poster, but that is not a good option in this facility. I also have this =
conviction that we are in the business of training young adults to become =
fellow adults and tax payers;that they need to learn to have a care, get a =
clue and watch out! Maybe that is putting it a bit baldly for the sake of =
humor, but...you get the picture. =20
So, I would be interested to hear from anyone who thinks this is a =
serious issue [ie: litigable?]. Suggested policy statements, lines of =
reasoning and politically correct screeds I will post, if there seems to =
be an interest. =20
Regards,
Ray Van Diest
District Librarian
Shasta Union High School Library
Redding, CA
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'As scarce as the truth is, the supply
has always exceeded the demand.'
-Josh Billings
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<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Fellow Librarians,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1> I am the sole librarian in a high school =
district which=20
has three comprehensive school site library facilities. I have =
been=20
configuring an automated system for over a year, and as part of that =
system I=20
installed receipt printers [part of my software vendor's suggested =
circ=20
desk configuration] this week at two of three circulation counters. =
One of=20
my technicians asked pointed questions about how printing out records of =
each=20
transaction for student patrons lines up with libraries' explicit=
=20
responsibility to protect borrower privacy. Name, school ID =
number,=20
title(s) and due date go on the receipt. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1> I had not considered this question; however, I =
noted=20
that we do NOT give these receipts to anybody BUT the student borrowers.&nb=
sp;=20
My tech is fearful that students, unaware of their privacy needs and =
rights, may=20
simply discard the receipts in the hallways. I offered to print up =
a=20
warning poster, but that is not a good option in this facility. I =
also=20
have this conviction that we are in the business of training young =
adults=20
to become fellow adults and tax payers;that they need to learn to have=
a=20
care, get a clue and watch out! Maybe that is putting it a bit =
baldly for=20
the sake of humor, but...you get the picture. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1> So, I would be interested to hear from anyone =
who=20
thinks this is a serious issue [ie: litigable?]. Suggested =
policy=20
statements, lines of reasoning and politically correct screeds I will =
post, if=20
there seems to be an interest. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Ray Van Diest</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>District Librarian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Shasta Union High School Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>Redding, CA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D1>'As scarce as the truth is, the supply<BR>has always =
exceeded=20
the=20
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