Re: weeding by use records

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>]

Tammy Ryan LOsko wrote:

> I've been giving this intense attention at my site, too.  My only caution
> would be to remember that just because a book isn't getting checked out
> doesn't mean it isn't being used.  It may be used like a reference book for
> report information, so isn't checked out.

I've posted this before, but I'll do it again for newer LM_NET members.  One
successful way for marking books that are used for research but are not checked
out is to purchase a stamp that says "Research 99" (the numbers rotate so you
can change years).  Then have students bring the books they use but do not
check out to the desk to be stamped.  At least you will know the last year it
was last used in the library.  We did that *each* time it was used through the
year for research -- the number of times it was stamped showed how much that
particular volume was used.

Also, when a teacher brought classes to the library for a project, we
frequently put books on "reserve" carts so all his/her classes had access.  In
that case, we checked the books out to the teacher via the scanner.  If a book
disappeared off the cart, the teacher could help us to find it because he/she
listed the research topics of each student.  By checking the books out to the
teacher and stamping "Research 99" we got to count the books as being
circulated and show that they had been used.

Betty
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