Here is a Hit of the responses I received. More requests were for
information than solutions to the sign in concerns. Hope the following
helps. Our library uses Athena by Sagebrush which does not have a patron in
and out module. Our attendance software is SASI which we could scan study
hall students but our rules have those students report first to their study
hall teacher. Thank you for your replies.
Linda Dougherty, Librarian
Northwest High School
House Springs, MO
lindou@mindspring.com
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There is new fingerprint ID software and hardware available for Spectrum
and, I think, for one or two other circ systems. Perhaps this could be used
as a quick method to monitor attendance?
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Our automation system has an attendance module that we use to scan the
students into the library. We use it only for the students that come from
study hall to stay for the entire period. We then print out the list and
send it to the study halls for attendance purposes. We still maintain a
sign in sheet for those who are sent from a classroom on a pass. That way
they sign in and out and we can check the time if needed. We are an INFOhio
school, which means we are on the same system as 1800 other Ohio school
buildings and use DRA Multilis. We have around 1750 students.
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The large (over 2000) high schools in the Francis Howell District use an
electronic time clock that sits on the counter. Students put their written
library passes in the time clock and it is date and time stamped. They drop
the pass in a basket and must repeat the process when they leave.
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Within the automation system of Alexandria V5 we could scan a patron in and
out using their student ID. The program maintains a log which has time
indicated. See if you could make two fake barcodes within your system--one
for patron in and one for patron out. Print the barcodes and place on
counter by scanner. Students could sign themselves in and out unless you
have someone at the desk who could oversee it. My elementary school has two
librarian workstations. We scan books in on the one where students pass by
as they enter the library and another for checkout a bit further over.
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This year we began scanning attendance directly into the attendance portion
of our school records. In the past we did the clipboard thing, then our
secretary typed the ID numbers into the program. On a hunch, we opened up
the attendance program and tried scanning in an ID -- it WORKED!
Now attendance is often done as the final bell rings. We've eliminated a
whole period of work for the secretary. Students can begin working at the
bell rather than after a 15-20 minutes wait in line. No more illegible
handwriting. Downside: if we need to retake attendance (to catch those who
decide to take a walkabout) we don't have a "by period" record. We can
print out a list for the current day and pick out the particular period.
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