My personal stand on this is if they want to keep the books-let us know.
They are not children and I refuse to handle them as such. If a book is
loaned out and we request it back, to no avail. Then they are subject to
a search. The books are the property of the law firm, not the individual
attorneys hoarding them.
My personal opinion, grow up. Check them out so that we can locate them.
Some law firms fine their attorneys for not signing them out.
They all know better, why is it some attorneys are so prompt in
returning their titles?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Watson, Holly E.
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:54 PM
To: 'Thomas Killian'; library@joneswaldo.com; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: "enforcing" circulation?
I've never been comfortable with office raids. I've been here ten
years,
and I am pretty sure that I'm well loved, but going through peoples'
stuff
in their offices is just asking for trouble, IMHO.
I have held "check out weeks" where I give candy to people when I catch
them
checking out a book. When a book is missing and not checked out, I
offer
cookies for its safe return, including cookies to informants looking to
squeal on their friends.
My former colleague, Jennifer Laws, used to have a cute email sig she
made
up herself, to the effect of, if you don't check out books, then don't
be
upset when a book you want is missing and not checked out - that's
library
karma, buster ("buster" is my 4 year old's new word for people who are
annoying her, as in "give me back my teddy bear, buster" or "check out
that
book, buster").
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research!
--Albert Einstein
Holly Watson
Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
713 951 3322
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Killian [mailto:KILLTR@law.ci.detroit.mi.us]
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:58 AM
To: library@joneswaldo.com; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: "enforcing" circulation?
Congratulations on getting 50% compliance!
I go through the offices regularly and do check-out cards to the
occupant,
but do not remove the books. I lecture people and appeal to them as
friends.
I also have email book round-ups for specific missing items, and publish
and
post virtulal post-office like "Wanted" posters complete with pictures
of an
F Supp or whatever volume and stamp items "Captured" when found.
I sit near the library exits and try to bust offenders on the way out
with
unchecked out books, and stalk the copy rooms, where books are often to
be
found used and abandoned.
IMHO: Short answer is that until firm managenent starts disciplining
staff
for circulation violations, the problem can be managed, but not really
solved.
Tom Killian City of Detroit Law Department Library
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