From alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org Fri Dec 4 15:02:48 2009 From: alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org (Alisia Revitt) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:02:48 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! Message-ID: <7da181840912041202hcf1b10bl656f94251e4a8df8@mail.gmail.com> Hi, All. A while ago now, at my first circ meeting there was some discussion about patrons using Not Needed Before (NNB) and/or freezing their holds. There was some debate about how these differed and on their effects. I've done some investigating and here are the results and a point for discussion. Please use minervacirc to discuss and share your opinions as we might in a circ meeting. given 1. Using Not Needed Before is a Bad Thing because it causes headaches for libraries when printing out pull slips. If a NNB hold is on an available item, it will keep paging pull slips for the item, but when the puller goes to check them in to put into transit, there is no hold to fill, because it's not needed yet. Multiply by however many days till the NNB deadline and you get much frustration. (Additionally, I am concerned that there may be some effects with holds "expiring", although I'm not sure. I'm just always concerned about this happening after this summer!) 2. Freezing holds is essentially the same as Not-Needed-Before-today+255. I have looked into the guts of how freezing works, and what it's doing is setting a not needed before date of 255 days in the future. (Why 255? Search me!) I have also seen a case of the repeating paging slip from a frozen hold. 3. Unfortunately both NNB and freezing are by the patrons themselves through their online patron records, so there isn't much that circ staff can do to prevent these, even though I know that many of you have tried. therefore 4. I would suggest that we turn off and hide the ability to change Not Needed Before and Freeze holds in the patron view. I CAN do this (after some research), but I did not want to make the decision unilaterally. Also, if someone you work with should be on this list and is not, please forward this and encourage her/him to sign up to the minervacirc-l list at http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc. Thank you! Alisia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alisia Revitt Systems Training and Support Librarian Maine InfoNet alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/minervacirc/attachments/20091204/3a47d32e/attachment.html From opl at orono.lib.me.us Tue Dec 8 10:34:40 2009 From: opl at orono.lib.me.us (Joyce Wiebe) Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:34:40 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! In-Reply-To: <7da181840912041202hcf1b10bl656f94251e4a8df8@mail.gmail.com> References: <7da181840912041202hcf1b10bl656f94251e4a8df8@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> If the functions are inhibiting patrons from getting the items they want, then I am in favor of turning off the functions. It will be interesting to see what the patrons' reactions are to these actions but if it helps us produce better service, I'm all for it. Joyce > Hi, All. > > A while ago now, at my first circ meeting there was some discussion about > patrons using Not Needed Before (NNB) and/or freezing their holds. There > was some debate about how these differed and on their effects. I've done > some investigating and here are the results and a point for discussion. > Please use minervacirc to discuss and share your opinions as we might in a > circ meeting. > > > given > > 1. Using Not Needed Before is a Bad Thing because it causes headaches for > libraries when printing out pull slips. If a NNB hold is on an available > item, it will keep paging pull slips for the item, but when the puller goes > to check them in to put into transit, there is no hold to fill, because > it's not needed yet. Multiply by however many days till the NNB deadline > and you get much frustration. (Additionally, I am concerned that there may > be some effects with holds "expiring", although I'm not sure. I'm just > always concerned about this happening after this summer!) > > 2. Freezing holds is essentially the same as Not-Needed-Before-today+255. I > have looked into the guts of how freezing works, and what it's doing is > setting a not needed before date of 255 days in the future. (Why 255? > Search me!) I have also seen a case of the repeating paging slip from a > frozen hold. > > 3. Unfortunately both NNB and freezing are by the patrons themselves through > their online patron records, so there isn't much that circ staff can do to > prevent these, even though I know that many of you have tried. > > > therefore > > 4. I would suggest that we turn off and hide the ability to change Not > Needed Before and Freeze holds in the patron view. I CAN do this (after > some research), but I did not want to make the decision unilaterally. > > > > > Also, if someone you work with should be on this list and is not, please > forward this and encourage her/him to sign up to the minervacirc-l list at > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc. > > > > Thank you! > Alisia > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Alisia Revitt > Systems Training and Support Librarian > Maine InfoNet > alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org > Joyce Murdoch Wiebe Orono Public Library 39 Pine St. Orono, ME 04473 www.orono.lib.me.us 207-866-5060 From LMcQuarrie at bts.edu Tue Dec 8 11:23:10 2009 From: LMcQuarrie at bts.edu (McQuarrie, Lorraine) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:23:10 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! In-Reply-To: <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> References: <7da181840912041202hcf1b10bl656f94251e4a8df8@mail.gmail.com> <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> Message-ID: <10AC5782431B9C449D904DFCFB8A779E03AA35360E@megunticook> An example of "not needed before" may be found here: b26819910 AUTHOR Sky, Harry Z., 1924- TITLE A rabbi in Maine / Harry A. Sky. LOCATIONS bts , fml , mhs , sca , wel , tcy Hold placed 3-25-2009 Not before 12-05-2009 I just scanned in the barcode of our copy (it now being past the "not before" date) and still Millennium did not recognize it as a hold request. Perhaps we should turn off, or at least hide, this function. Laurie McQ -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Joyce Wiebe Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:35 AM To: Alisia Revitt; minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! If the functions are inhibiting patrons from getting the items they want, then I am in favor of turning off the functions. It will be interesting to see what the patrons' reactions are to these actions but if it helps us produce better service, I'm all for it. Joyce > Hi, All. > > A while ago now, at my first circ meeting there was some discussion about > patrons using Not Needed Before (NNB) and/or freezing their holds. There > was some debate about how these differed and on their effects. I've done > some investigating and here are the results and a point for discussion. > Please use minervacirc to discuss and share your opinions as we might in a > circ meeting. > > > given > > 1. Using Not Needed Before is a Bad Thing because it causes headaches for > libraries when printing out pull slips. If a NNB hold is on an available > item, it will keep paging pull slips for the item, but when the puller goes > to check them in to put into transit, there is no hold to fill, because > it's not needed yet. Multiply by however many days till the NNB deadline > and you get much frustration. (Additionally, I am concerned that there may > be some effects with holds "expiring", although I'm not sure. I'm just > always concerned about this happening after this summer!) > > 2. Freezing holds is essentially the same as Not-Needed-Before-today+255. I > have looked into the guts of how freezing works, and what it's doing is > setting a not needed before date of 255 days in the future. (Why 255? > Search me!) I have also seen a case of the repeating paging slip from a > frozen hold. > > 3. Unfortunately both NNB and freezing are by the patrons themselves through > their online patron records, so there isn't much that circ staff can do to > prevent these, even though I know that many of you have tried. > > > therefore > > 4. I would suggest that we turn off and hide the ability to change Not > Needed Before and Freeze holds in the patron view. I CAN do this (after > some research), but I did not want to make the decision unilaterally. > > > > > Also, if someone you work with should be on this list and is not, please > forward this and encourage her/him to sign up to the minervacirc-l list at > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc. > > > > Thank you! > Alisia > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Alisia Revitt > Systems Training and Support Librarian > Maine InfoNet > alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org > Joyce Murdoch Wiebe Orono Public Library 39 Pine St. Orono, ME 04473 www.orono.lib.me.us 207-866-5060 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc Confidentiality Notice: This email and any attachments is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed in the text above and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not that person or person, any forwarding or other use of this message is prohibited. We respectfully request that you notify us by reply to this message, and then delete all copies of this message including any contained in your reply. Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail and attachments are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bangor Theological Seminary From fdehler at york.lib.me.us Tue Dec 8 11:26:16 2009 From: fdehler at york.lib.me.us (Frank Dehler) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:26:16 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! In-Reply-To: <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> References: <7da181840912041202hcf1b10bl656f94251e4a8df8@mail.gmail.com> <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> Message-ID: <003901ca7823$2d69fe30$883dfa90$@lib.me.us> Alisia, We, as I assume many others, have experienced inconveniences as well as our patrons' frustration due to the failure of these features to work as intended. I agree they should be turned off and hidden until such time as they actually function correctly. Thanks for following up on this situation-- Frank Dehler, Circulation Coordinator York Public Library -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Joyce Wiebe Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:35 AM To: Alisia Revitt; minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - please discuss! If the functions are inhibiting patrons from getting the items they want, then I am in favor of turning off the functions. It will be interesting to see what the patrons' reactions are to these actions but if it helps us produce better service, I'm all for it. Joyce > Hi, All. > > A while ago now, at my first circ meeting there was some discussion about > patrons using Not Needed Before (NNB) and/or freezing their holds. There > was some debate about how these differed and on their effects. I've done > some investigating and here are the results and a point for discussion. > Please use minervacirc to discuss and share your opinions as we might in a > circ meeting. > > > given > > 1. Using Not Needed Before is a Bad Thing because it causes headaches for > libraries when printing out pull slips. If a NNB hold is on an available > item, it will keep paging pull slips for the item, but when the puller goes > to check them in to put into transit, there is no hold to fill, because > it's not needed yet. Multiply by however many days till the NNB deadline > and you get much frustration. (Additionally, I am concerned that there may > be some effects with holds "expiring", although I'm not sure. I'm just > always concerned about this happening after this summer!) > > 2. Freezing holds is essentially the same as Not-Needed-Before-today+255. I > have looked into the guts of how freezing works, and what it's doing is > setting a not needed before date of 255 days in the future. (Why 255? > Search me!) I have also seen a case of the repeating paging slip from a > frozen hold. > > 3. Unfortunately both NNB and freezing are by the patrons themselves through > their online patron records, so there isn't much that circ staff can do to > prevent these, even though I know that many of you have tried. > > > therefore > > 4. I would suggest that we turn off and hide the ability to change Not > Needed Before and Freeze holds in the patron view. I CAN do this (after > some research), but I did not want to make the decision unilaterally. > > > > > Also, if someone you work with should be on this list and is not, please > forward this and encourage her/him to sign up to the minervacirc-l list at > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc. > > > > Thank you! > Alisia > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Alisia Revitt > Systems Training and Support Librarian > Maine InfoNet > alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org > Joyce Murdoch Wiebe Orono Public Library 39 Pine St. Orono, ME 04473 www.orono.lib.me.us 207-866-5060 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc From mmorey at gray.lib.me.us Tue Dec 8 12:06:49 2009 From: mmorey at gray.lib.me.us (Marie Morey) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:06:49 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - pleasediscuss! In-Reply-To: <4B1E2BC0.16236.3EA6B2@opl.orono.lib.me.us> Message-ID: <77A2FE7B936A4C4DA45D3D8D72C1FAC8@LAPTOPD820> I am in favor of turning the feature off if it's not working the way the patron would like. We did in fact have one on Saturday--it was a tad crazy in here with our annual gingerbread house building event (135 houses constructed) and one staff member trying to fill ill's. She could see the hold but couldn't understand why when she tried to activate it that it wouldn't fill. It would be a nice feature if the hold didn't show up until it was supposed to. Marie -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Joyce Wiebe Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:35 AM To: Alisia Revitt; minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] not needed before and freezing holds - pleasediscuss! If the functions are inhibiting patrons from getting the items they want, then I am in favor of turning off the functions. It will be interesting to see what the patrons' reactions are to these actions but if it helps us produce better service, I'm all for it. Joyce > Hi, All. > > A while ago now, at my first circ meeting there was some discussion about > patrons using Not Needed Before (NNB) and/or freezing their holds. There > was some debate about how these differed and on their effects. I've done > some investigating and here are the results and a point for discussion. > Please use minervacirc to discuss and share your opinions as we might in a > circ meeting. > > > given > > 1. Using Not Needed Before is a Bad Thing because it causes headaches for > libraries when printing out pull slips. If a NNB hold is on an available > item, it will keep paging pull slips for the item, but when the puller goes > to check them in to put into transit, there is no hold to fill, because > it's not needed yet. Multiply by however many days till the NNB deadline > and you get much frustration. (Additionally, I am concerned that there may > be some effects with holds "expiring", although I'm not sure. I'm just > always concerned about this happening after this summer!) > > 2. Freezing holds is essentially the same as Not-Needed-Before-today+255. I > have looked into the guts of how freezing works, and what it's doing is > setting a not needed before date of 255 days in the future. (Why 255? > Search me!) I have also seen a case of the repeating paging slip from a > frozen hold. > > 3. Unfortunately both NNB and freezing are by the patrons themselves through > their online patron records, so there isn't much that circ staff can do to > prevent these, even though I know that many of you have tried. > > > therefore > > 4. I would suggest that we turn off and hide the ability to change Not > Needed Before and Freeze holds in the patron view. I CAN do this (after > some research), but I did not want to make the decision unilaterally. > > > > > Also, if someone you work with should be on this list and is not, please > forward this and encourage her/him to sign up to the minervacirc-l list at > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc. > > > > Thank you! > Alisia > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Alisia Revitt > Systems Training and Support Librarian > Maine InfoNet > alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org > Joyce Murdoch Wiebe Orono Public Library 39 Pine St. Orono, ME 04473 www.orono.lib.me.us 207-866-5060 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc From arussell at gpl.lib.me.us Sat Dec 12 10:08:49 2009 From: arussell at gpl.lib.me.us (Ann Russell) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:08:49 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] Dates closed Message-ID: Hi All, I am wondering about the dates closed list (Admin -> Parameters -> Circulation -> Days Closed) Are we as individual libraries able to change our days closed for 2010? If so, do we simply append a current date - (Martin Luther King Day closure for 2009 being 1/19 ; in 2010 being 1/18) or is there a way to add the year? Or do we send a list of days closed to Alisia? Thank you all, Ann Ann Russell Technology Librarian Gardiner Public Library 152 Water Street Gardiner, ME 04345 (207) 582-3312 www.gpl.lib.me.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/minervacirc/attachments/20091212/00523585/attachment.html From norcat at norway.lib.me.us Sat Dec 12 11:09:15 2009 From: norcat at norway.lib.me.us (Katherine R. Morgan ) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:09:15 +0000 Subject: [minervacirc] Dates closed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20091212160915.7dwa0038smc4c8ko@mail.msln.net> Hi Ann You can change your days closed. Here is the link that has instructions http://www.maine.gov/infonet/minerva/sysinfo/settings/daysclosed.htm. Katherine Quoting Ann Russell : > Hi All, > > > > I am wondering about the dates closed list (Admin -> Parameters -> > Circulation -> Days Closed) > > > Are we as individual libraries able to change our days closed for 2010? > If so, do we simply append a current date - (Martin Luther King Day > closure for 2009 being 1/19 ; in 2010 being 1/18) or is there a way to > add the year? > > > > Or do we send a list of days closed to Alisia? > > > > Thank you all, > > Ann > > > > > > Ann Russell > > Technology Librarian > > Gardiner Public Library > > 152 Water Street > > Gardiner, ME 04345 > > (207) 582-3312 > > www.gpl.lib.me.us > > > > Katherine R. Morgan Technical Services/Administrative Assistant Norway Memorial Library 207-743-5309 From arussell at gpl.lib.me.us Sat Dec 12 12:17:56 2009 From: arussell at gpl.lib.me.us (Ann Russell) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:17:56 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] Dates closed Message-ID: Thank you, Katherine! -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Katherine R. Morgan Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:09 AM To: minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] Dates closed Hi Ann You can change your days closed. Here is the link that has instructions http://www.maine.gov/infonet/minerva/sysinfo/settings/daysclosed.htm. Katherine Quoting Ann Russell : > Hi All, > > > > I am wondering about the dates closed list (Admin -> Parameters -> > Circulation -> Days Closed) > > > Are we as individual libraries able to change our days closed for 2010? > If so, do we simply append a current date - (Martin Luther King Day > closure for 2009 being 1/19 ; in 2010 being 1/18) or is there a way to > add the year? > > > > Or do we send a list of days closed to Alisia? > > > > Thank you all, > > Ann > > > > > > Ann Russell > > Technology Librarian > > Gardiner Public Library > > 152 Water Street > > Gardiner, ME 04345 > > (207) 582-3312 > > www.gpl.lib.me.us > > > > Katherine R. Morgan Technical Services/Administrative Assistant Norway Memorial Library 207-743-5309 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc From MOtt at andovercollege.edu Mon Dec 14 08:50:41 2009 From: MOtt at andovercollege.edu (Martha Ott) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:50:41 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] Dates closed - wlk, cam. roc,pit, opl, mca,wel In-Reply-To: <20091212160915.7dwa0038smc4c8ko@mail.msln.net> References: <20091212160915.7dwa0038smc4c8ko@mail.msln.net> Message-ID: <95C14EB218F57C40B76B26A038B075612E597F1A00@EXKUCY2PV5.charlie.kaplaninc.com> A good reminder to check days closed for the new year. As I was doing so, I noticed some out-of-order entries. If I am reading the directions correctly, each library's entries should be grouped together (by inserting a line). -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Katherine R. Morgan Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:09 AM To: minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] Dates closed Hi Ann You can change your days closed. Here is the link that has instructions http://www.maine.gov/infonet/minerva/sysinfo/settings/daysclosed.htm. Katherine Quoting Ann Russell : > Hi All, > > > > I am wondering about the dates closed list (Admin -> Parameters -> > Circulation -> Days Closed) > > > Are we as individual libraries able to change our days closed for 2010? > If so, do we simply append a current date - (Martin Luther King Day > closure for 2009 being 1/19 ; in 2010 being 1/18) or is there a way to > add the year? > > > > Or do we send a list of days closed to Alisia? > > > > Thank you all, > > Ann > > > > > > Ann Russell > > Technology Librarian > > Gardiner Public Library > > 152 Water Street > > Gardiner, ME 04345 > > (207) 582-3312 > > www.gpl.lib.me.us > > > > Katherine R. Morgan Technical Services/Administrative Assistant Norway Memorial Library 207-743-5309 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc From sbrooke at rumford.lib.me.us Mon Dec 14 12:52:34 2009 From: sbrooke at rumford.lib.me.us (Susan Brooke) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:52:34 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] lost in transit Message-ID: <4B267B62.9020809@rumford.lib.me.us> Hi, If any library unexpectedly receives a copy of Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner by Arthur E. Jongsma, please send it on to Rumford Public. This book was sent out from Husson 12/4/09 and is still traveling. Thanks, Susan L. Brooke Circulation Librarian Rumford Public Library 56 Rumford Ave. Rumford Maine 04261 From jleo at westbrook.me.us Mon Dec 14 14:05:32 2009 From: jleo at westbrook.me.us (Jennifer Leo) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:05:32 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] Dates closed - wlk, cam. roc,pit, opl, mca,wel References: <20091212160915.7dwa0038smc4c8ko@mail.msln.net> <95C14EB218F57C40B76B26A038B075612E597F1A00@EXKUCY2PV5.charlie.kaplaninc.com> Message-ID: <421203D65E4E12499B1E625D92EEA680036D75D7@mail2.westbrook.local> Just to clarify, when you insert a line for your library, be sure one of your lines is highlighted. If you click insert or append without highlighting one of your lines, your new entry goes to the top or bottom of the list. I have used the move button (thanks Jackie @mca, for the tip!) to put the wlk* days closed in the right order. ~Jen Jennifer Alvino Leo, MLIS Head of Circulation/Public Service Systems Coordinator Walker Memorial Library 800 Main St Westbrook, ME 04092 (207)854-0630 ext 253 Fax (207)854-0629 ________________________________ From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org on behalf of Martha Ott Sent: Mon 12/14/2009 8:50 AM To: minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] Dates closed - wlk, cam. roc,pit, opl, mca,wel A good reminder to check days closed for the new year. As I was doing so, I noticed some out-of-order entries. If I am reading the directions correctly, each library's entries should be grouped together (by inserting a line). -----Original Message----- From: minervacirc-bounces at informe.org [mailto:minervacirc-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Katherine R. Morgan Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:09 AM To: minervacirc at lists.maine.gov Subject: Re: [minervacirc] Dates closed Hi Ann You can change your days closed. Here is the link that has instructions http://www.maine.gov/infonet/minerva/sysinfo/settings/daysclosed.htm. Katherine Quoting Ann Russell : > Hi All, > > > > I am wondering about the dates closed list (Admin -> Parameters -> > Circulation -> Days Closed) > > > Are we as individual libraries able to change our days closed for 2010? > If so, do we simply append a current date - (Martin Luther King Day > closure for 2009 being 1/19 ; in 2010 being 1/18) or is there a way to > add the year? > > > > Or do we send a list of days closed to Alisia? > > > > Thank you all, > > Ann > > > > > > Ann Russell > > Technology Librarian > > Gardiner Public Library > > 152 Water Street > > Gardiner, ME 04345 > > (207) 582-3312 > > www.gpl.lib.me.us > > > > Katherine R. Morgan Technical Services/Administrative Assistant Norway Memorial Library 207-743-5309 _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc _______________________________________________ MinervaCirc mailing list MinervaCirc at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/minervacirc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/minervacirc/attachments/20091214/3a85bf88/attachment.html From bbartley at kvcc.me.edu Thu Dec 31 14:51:45 2009 From: bbartley at kvcc.me.edu (Barbara Bartley) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:51:45 -0500 Subject: [minervacirc] Storing and Loaning Expensive DVDs Message-ID: <1C47929A511A81469DEC89A91F0D1DC9092636D5@exchange2.kvtc.net> Apologies for any duplication. Previously sent to Minerva-L. Any input from Minerva circ list subscribers? Thank you. (apologies for any duplication) Barbara Bartley, Librarian Lunder Library Kennebec Valley Community College 92 Western Ave. Fairfield ME 04937-1367 (207) 453-5195 (207) 453-5194 (Fax) bbartley at kvcc.me.edu _____________________________________________ From: Barbara Bartley Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 8:56 AM To: MINERVA-L at LISTS.MAINE.EDU Cc: Library Subject: Storing and Loaning Expensive DVDs Hello! Lunder Library now owns a number of expensive (and interesting and informative) DVDs that we are most willing to share through interlibrary loan, BUT we have a couple questions for fellow Minerva members: 1) Would you like some kind of heads-up if/when one of your patron borrows this material? What form would such notification take? Does anyone have any easy and effective strategies to inform borrowers and their borrowing libraries if a requested item is particularly pricey - perhaps something as simple as a label with the price? 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