Hello,
We are in the very early stages of implementing circulation using RFID
tags. Each book will have a radio frequency id tag, associated with an
item level ID number in the catalog record. When the book "walks"
readers placed in the library and in hallways around the firm will pick
up the RFID tag and track its location. Although we won't be able to
see the exact location (e.g. which office) of a book, we will eventually
be able to limit location down to a zone and hone in on the item with a
reader.
I'd be very interested in hearing from any libraries who have either
implemented RFID tagging of items or are considering it.
Thanks,
Sheila Chatterjee
Firmwide Technical Services Librarian
Morrison & Foerster LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482
Phone: 415-268-7242
Email: sheilachatterjee@mofo.com
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu
[mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of Nina Porcella
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:49 AM
To: lisa.harrington@hklaw.com; library@joneswaldo.com;
law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: "enforcing" circulation?
Good one Lisa....one place many of these attorneys pick up these
bad habits is in law school....very difficult to break them of these bad
habits and some think they're above checking out their books until it
happens to them on a Saturday or Sunday and they can't find the book....
I have 3 floors and a part time assistant ,so I can't do a
"book sweep." I do look around when I'm in their offices and like a
previous e-mail also try to chide with a sense of humor and a "I'll know
where to look first when books go missing." I too send out office wide
e-mails looking for books...I also keep chocolate by the check out box
in the library...that's been a great incentive to check out their books
and get rewarded at the same time...
If someone comes up with a fool proof way of getting everyone to
check out their books all the time, I'd sure like to hear about
it....You could probably sell the idea and make a million
dollars....This has been the bane of my and I'm sure many other
librarian's library experiences throughout the years....
Good discussion....
Nina Porcella
Sheppard Mullin LLP
San Francisco, CA
________________________________
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu
[mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of
lisa.harrington@hklaw.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:10 AM
To: library@joneswaldo.com; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: "enforcing" circulation?
I have "Library Amnesty Day". I send an email out and ask folks
to look around their offices, send books back they don't need anymore
or send the card back to the library if it's not signed out....NO
QUESTIONS ASKED. It works and I even have attorneys emailing me when is
the next Amnesty Day.
I also do the email of "do you have this book it wasn't signed
out" but that gets old and in my opinion is more annoying then
productive.
For books that aren't signed out and have been missing a while,
I do what I call my threat emails "Please return this book before I
waste budget money that could be better spent elsewhere replacing it.
If I replace it and then find it in your office, you will have to pay
for the replacement out of your own pocket". This has been helpful and
if nothing else gets management to notice the problem and offer
assistance.
I actually refuse to do office sweeps - the office is to big and
the library staff is to small.
Good luck, I think though we're all fighting a losing battle.
Lisa
Lisa Harrington
Librarian, Mid Atlantic Region
Holland + Knight
Holland & Knight LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 457-5911
________________________________
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu
[mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf Of library
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:58 PM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: "enforcing" circulation?
I have a "situation" and I hope someone can share some very
helpful advice.
We are a 75ish attorney firm. Our circulation system right now
consists of check out cards in the front pocket of the book. The patron
takes out the card, writes in their initials and drops it in a tray on
the counter. My assistant takes the card and puts it in a large red
"out file" and shelves that where the books should be. So if someone
needs the book, but the book is not there, then they just look at the
card to see who has the book.
Great plan
Of course we get about 50% of the patrons to actually follow
this plan.
I have attorneys come to be completely frustrated because the
book is gone - and it is not checked out. To say nothing of my
assistants frustration when she need to update a book that is gone and
not checked out.
This happened to my library partner on Friday - 5 times. I am
not kidding. He was so frustrated. He understands that it is the
patron (attorney) who is doing this - and not me. BUT he wants the
library to figure out how to get people to check the books out.
One idea is to go through offices on Friday afternoon and
shelves books that are not property checked out. I don't see that this
will make me terribly popular - and I really don't see it making people
check the books our correctly. I think it will make people hid books in
their office better.
I am really a carrot and not a stick person. I am hoping that
people might have some helpful ideas on how I can train my patrons to
check out their books.
All comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Cynthia
Cynthia L. Brown, Esq.
Librarian
Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough
170 South Main Street
Suite 1500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801 521 3200
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