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I have read the recent hit on textbook management but I have very specific questions. My school district is buying Destiny from Follett and we, at the high school, will probably be using Textbook Manager. I expect to be very involved in the initial setting up, doing the cataloging and supervising the barcoding of books etc., but I hope that in the long term the work will be shared by the departments and/or staffed by a clerk. I would like to hear of other people’s experiences with Textbook Manager, in particular: In preparation-Expecting that many barcodes will be ripped off or defaced, I plan to have books barcoded (with protector label) AND marked inside with the same, indelibly written, number. Time consuming I know but any other comments? Storage - Do you have a central textbook depository? If not how do you deal with different storage areas? Do you record permanent home of the book in your MARC record (holding record) and/or physically in the book? Circulation  Do students check out all 7 (say) textbooks in one go or do they do it by subject? Just how do you manage checkout?  How many stations (computers with scanners) do you have at which books can be checked out/in?  How do you manage returned textbooks? Who checks them in and gets them to the appropriate “warehouse” area? Thank you. Thelma Dakubu. Chelsea High School LMC. Chelsea, MA tdakubu@chelseaschools.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------