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>> >>Barbara R. Herbert Librarian/NASA ERC Coordinator >>Georgian Court College Lakewood, NJ 08701-2697 >>home: bherb@juno.com work: herbert@georgian.edu >>NASA ERC: NASA_ERC@georgian.edu >>htt >> >>We have been using Checkpoint in our secondary schools for close to 10 >>years. We have been very pleased with the system. We have had to have >>the company come in once or twice at each site during that time to check >>the system. We found this to be cheaper in the long run than paying a >>yearly maintenance contract. We also like the radio frequency system >>rather than the magnetic strip type system. The targets are easier to >>install, and to disable for checkout then magnetic systems. You also do >>not have to worry about people with pacemakers if you use a radio >>frequency system. >> >>Pam Tuggle, Director of Media Services >>Prince George County Schools, Va >>rxwolf@firstsaga.com (h) >>ptuggle@pgs.k12.va.us (w) >> >> >>I sent the following to someone who wanted info on how to decide. I have had >>experience with 3M electromagnetic and am planning for a Checkpoint radio >>frequency system as outlined below, but don't have direct experience with the >>latter yet. Out electromagnetic system misses some things (my biggest >>complaint about it) but radio frequency will miss some things too, according >>to sales person, who could have sold me either one. I don't think there is >>one right answer to which system to get, rather, it depends on a lot of >>individual circumstances, imho. >> >>Ellen Fisher, Librarian >>Radnor HS, Radnor PA >>efisher610@aol.com >> >>I have 3M electromagnetic now but in my renovated library (moving time ~ 10 >>months hence) we will have radio frequency by Checkpoint. Some points to >>consider: >> >>miss rate: % of times the system doesn't catch what it should catch. >Said to >>be higher (less good) with electromagnetic systems. >> >>distance required between gates or desensitizer and any computer: 8-10 feet >>with electromagnetic, 2-3 feet (?) with radio frequency. Sometimes a >>particular library's configuration dictates radio frequency because of this >>constraint. This was true for our renovation plan. >> >>steps to check out material: 1 more required with electromagnetic since you >>have to swipe it over a desensitizer after you scan the barcode and indicate >>date due (with whatever you use). With radio frequency, we will scan >barcode, >>put date due card in, and that's it. Data due card will be desensitizing >>device. >> >>what material can you protect and how: standard electromagnetic protection >>and desensitizing is no good for audio and video cassettes. There are >ways to >>protect them but be sure to find out what is involved--it may be a different >>desensitizer. >> >>where does security device go and how easy will it be for your students to >>find and defeat? This is probably just a judgment call. >> >>Other questions to ask: >>what will service be like? >>how far do they have to come from? >>what is the cost of the maintenance contract? >>how will you secure your collection? >>where will you put the security device? >>how much will they cost? >>how many different kinds will your collection require to secure everything >you >>will secure? corollary: what will you secure, what not (e.g., specific >>magazine titles) >>who will you use to install them (the security devices)? >>how difficult is it to do? >>do you need wheelchair access through your gates? >>can the aisles be wide enough? >> >Part 3 coming up, I think. Linda Young Hannibal Jr.-Sr. High Library Hannibal, NY 13074 597063@ican.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= 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/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=