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Hi all,

My public library also has open, self-serve reserve shelves.  However, the
books are not identified by name, but rather by library card number, which
is a unique identifier.  So, unless someone has access to the library patron
database, my book choices remain private.  This also reduces the risk of
someone else taking my books - the paper with the number is supposed to be
removed by the Circulation Desk staff, who can check it against my card
number.  It's not a perfect system, but, given the move to self-serve, it's
probably as good as it gets.

Brenda Dillon 
Teacher-Librarian
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Mississauga Ontario Canada
brenann@sympatico.ca

-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Toni Koontz
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 3:49 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] New policy at my public library added info

I forgot to mention that  in our public library that has the space for the 
requested/reserved books... all books are  shelved  spine down. There is  a 
slip with the patron's  name on it sticking from the top of the book and all

books are arranged in alphabetical order by complete patron name, last name 
first ( in my case: Koontz,Antionette). So, unless someone is really nosy, 
you don't know what anyone else is getting unless you pull the book out. 
You look for your name and grab only those books  that have your name 
sticking up.

Toni Koontz
Retired Librarian
Columbus Ohio


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ria Faber" <ria_faber@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 12:29 PM
Subject: OT: New policy at my public library


Our public library does this as well.  I have to be careful that I don't 
pick up the books of a friend of mine with the same last name as me.  It 
does bother me that we can see what each other is reading but not enough to 
object.  It is very convenient to find my holds and check them out myself. 
I can be in and out of the library within 2 minutes.  Makes for a quick stop

for a very busy person.

Ria Faber, Librarian, Website Administrator and Network Assistant
Covenant Christian High School
Grand Rapids, MI
ria_faber@hotmail.com
www.covenantchristianhs.org/library/


Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:00:50 -0700
From: Janice Davies <jgdavies2004@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: OT: New policy at my public library

This is off topic because it's about my local public library, but since you=
're all librarians, I wanted your take on it.
Our public library -- probably as a cost cutting measure -- has decided tha=
t when a patron comes to pick up a book that is being held, they can retrie=
ve it themselves from a row of shelves that is in the general part of the l=
ibrary. I went today to pick up I book I was having held for me, and saw th=
at right next to my book was a book being held from someone in my Moms' clu=
b. (we both have names starting with DAV).
While 99% of the time, I don't think anyone really cares who sees what they=
're reading,=A0it occurred to me this is a violation of the Library Bill of=
Rights.=A0
Do the rest of you see it this way? What would you do if you're local libra=
ry decided to use this system?
Jan DaviesRetired Media SpecialistAshburn, Virginiajgdavies2004@yahoo.com





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