I do inventory for these same reasons. I would add one other reason:
inventory provides a record of every volume we own so that if there is some
sort of catastrophe, we have a starting point for replacing damaged items
and making insurance claims.
However, I would never inventory while the library is open.
Marsha Redd
Librarian, Kelloggsville High School
Grand Rapids, MI
marsharedd@hotmail.com
Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student.
Everyone is a teacher.
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From: Laura Pearle <lpearle@GMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Laura Pearle <lpearle@GMAIL.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Why do I inventory
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:37:08 -0400
One of the reasons I do inventory is because we do not have a security
system, and students (and parents, teachers, staff, etc.) can
accidentally walk off with something. If no one looks for it between
then and the next year, how do I know what's missing and needs to be
reordered ASAP?
I also get the opportunity to look at the books and assess their
condition. Sometimes, books are used without being checked out and I
don't know that they're falling apart.
I can reshelve. I can recatalog. I can reacquaint myself with areas
of the collection that were not heavily used that year.
Is it a pain? Yes, it is. And perhaps it's not needed as often if
you have a small collection. But with 30,000+ volumes, it's nice to
really know what's there, what's not, and what should be.
Laura
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Laura Pearle
Head Librarian
Kaskel Library
Hackley School
lpearle@gmail.com
A library is a fueling station for your mind. -- Steve Leveen
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