Re: Circulating Magazines

["Maureen S. Irwin" <msirwin@OPTONLINE.NET>]

WAY 2: Have folders/envelopes with barcodes and circulate
       various magazines using the 10-20 barcoded holders.
POSITIVE: Fewer barcodes used; little waste.
NEGATIVE: You don't know exactly what's out or what was lost.
          (Granted, you probably won't replace the mag anyway)
I use a variation of this: When I scan in the barcode on the envelope, the
system doesn't recognize it because it was never entered in a permanent
record.  It asks "create a record?"  Choose "temp" and at least on Follett
you can then enter a brief title and dates.  When the envelope comes back,
you check it in and that temp record is destroyed. If it doesn't come back,
the system gives all that info on overdues.We keep about 10-15 envelopes
going, and the kids have been very good at getting them back.
Any book you have not read is a new book ;-)

Maureen S. Irwin
Library Director
Rye Country Day School
Rye, NY 10580
msirwin@optonline.net (list)
maureen_irwin@rcds.rye.ny.us (work)

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