automatic holds
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FROM: "Keri James" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
DATE: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 10:37:51 CST
I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate your
help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms that
you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service. Written
procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful. Please
send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to me
at:
Keri James
Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
[removed]@oppl.org
Thanks in advance,
Keri James
Information Services Librarian
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FROM: "P.A. Myers" <[removed]@lakeland.lib.mi.us>
DATE: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:42:12 -0500 (EST)
Pamela Myers
Georgetown Township Public Library
1525 Baldwin
Jenison, MI 49428
Fax: (616) 457-3666
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Keri James wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service. Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful. Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
FROM: Barbara Houk <[removed]@cyberz.net>
DATE: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 14:30:18 -0600
Thanks,
Barb
Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
Crown Point Community Library
214 S. Court St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
Keri James wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service. Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful. Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
--
Barb
Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
Crown Point Community Library
214 S. Court St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
FROM: "McCabe, Deborah" <[removed]@uwsp.edu>
DATE: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:33:39 -0600
Deborah M. McCabe, Public Services Librarian
Portage County Public Library
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715.346.1296; fax 715.346.1239
http://library.uwsp.edu/pcl
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Houk [[removed]@cyberz.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 2:30 PM
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: Re: automatic holds
I am also interested in the information concerning "automatic hold program."
Thanks,
Barb
Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
Crown Point Community Library
214 S. Court St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
Keri James wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate
your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms
that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful. Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to
me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
--
Barb
Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
Crown Point Community Library
214 S. Court St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
DATE: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 16:04:47 -0600
There was an article on this in Unabashed Librarian a few years ago. That's
where I got the idea. I will send you a copy of our form. We use Baker and
Taylor's Automatically Yours system to have a standing order for enough
copies for each author to meet demand.
Other than that, our "system" is very manual. We keep a "standing order"
file by author's last name with 3 x 5 reserve cards for each patron behind
the author card. We also keep a 3 x 5 card in our regular "on order" file
for each author on standing order. When we receive information about the
next title we write the title on a post-it and place
it on the "standing order" card for that author. That way we can answer
patron requests about new titles coming out.
Patrons love it and it has meant that we can anticipate demand much better.
Laurel Goodgion, Director
Portland Library
20 Freestone Ave.
Portland, CT 06480
email: [removed]@portland.lib.ct.us
phone: (860) 342-6771
fax: (860) 342-6778
----- Original Message -----
From: Keri James <[removed]@hotmail.com>
To: <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:37 AM
Subject: automatic holds
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate
your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms
that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful. Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to
me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
FROM: "Waznis, Betty" <[removed]@sdcl.org>
DATE: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:45:14 -0800
I asked the following questions a couple of months ago and got no
response. If you experienced Fiction-Lers out there could share, we would
really appreciate it.
Those of you doing this, could I ask a few questions?
Do you order one copy per reserve?
If not, how do you determine who is first on the list? I am trying
to envision this in our very large system where I think we could have
hundreds of requests. Even if we ordered plenty, I think we would not be
able to get one copy per request.
How do you maintain the list? Do you start to get people who have
moved, died, no longer interested, etc. clogging it up?
Does it often happen that people on the list don't actually come in
and pick up the book?
Thanks for your help and advice.
Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Keri James wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the
ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much
appreciate your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the
forms that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful.
Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular
mail to me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
>
FROM: "Karen A.K. Keller" <[removed]@tln.lib.mi.us>
DATE: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:54:09 -0500 (EST)
Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library
FROM: Debbie Miel <[removed]@roselle.lib.il.us>
DATE: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:13:56 -0600
The Roselle Public Library's automatic reserve program, entitled the 100 Best Sellers, is a very popular service with our patrons. We offer 100 authors who are available on B&T Automatically Yours standing order plan. We limit the service to Roselle cardholders. Patrons hand in a completed selection form and the information is entered in a database. We generate a reserve list after new books are processed.
We do vary the order of the request list for each new title. We do not include new paperback titles for this program. Occasionally we will make changes to the list, removing the names of those authors who have passed on and adding authors who have gained in popularity.
I will be happy to send you and anyone else who's interested a copy of the 100 Best Sellers brochure.
Just contact me directly at [removed]@roselle.lib.il.us.
Marcia Bose started this program almost three years ago. She had taken the program from a county library in Missouri. All in all the program has worked smoothly the entire time - thanks to Marcia's hard work!
Debbie Miel
FROM: "Megan Millea" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
DATE: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:40:04 EST
TIA!
Megan Millea
Information Specialist
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Popular Library
310 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
>From: Barbara Houk <[removed]@cyberz.net>
>Reply-To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
>Subject: Re: automatic holds
>Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 14:30:18 -0600
>
>I am also interested in the information concerning "automatic hold
>program."
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barb
>
>Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
>Crown Point Community Library
>214 S. Court St.
>Crown Point, IN 46307
>Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
>
>
>Keri James wrote:
>
> > Hi-
> >
> > I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the ones
> > discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much appreciate
>your
> > help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the forms
>that
> > you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
>Written
> > procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful.
>Please
> > send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular mail to
>me
> > at:
> >
> > Keri James
> > Oak Park Public Library
> > 834 Lake Street
> > Oak Park, IL 60301
> >
> > [removed]@oppl.org
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Keri James
> > Information Services Librarian
> >
> > ______________________________________________________
> > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>--
>Barb
>
>Barbara Houk, Special Services Librarian
>Crown Point Community Library
>214 S. Court St.
>Crown Point, IN 46307
>Phone: 219-663-0270 Fax: 219-663-0403
>
>
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Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
DATE: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:46:23 -0600
I, too, am interested in how automatic holds programs impact libraries with
a large number of requests. While Amarillo Public Library is not nearly as
large as your library system in San Diego County, we do have multiple
locations, and it seems every branch does things differently. If someone
passes information along to you directly instead of posting to the list,
would you mind terribly forwarding that information to me? I would REALLY
appreciate it!
Thanks and good luck!
Amanda Barrera
Coordinator of Technical Services
Amarillo Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Waznis, Betty [removed]@sdcl.org
Sent: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:45:14 -0800
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: RE:automatic holds
I am also interested in a "Bestseller club" for automatic holds. It
sounds like a great idea.
I asked the following questions a couple of months ago and got no
response. If you experienced Fiction-Lers out there could share, we would
really appreciate it.
Those of you doing this, could I ask a few questions?
Do you order one copy per reserve?
If not, how do you determine who is first on the list? I am trying
to envision this in our very large system where I think we could have
hundreds of requests. Even if we ordered plenty, I think we would not be
able to get one copy per request.
How do you maintain the list? Do you start to get people who have
moved, died, no longer interested, etc. clogging it up?
Does it often happen that people on the list don't actually come in
and pick up the book?
Thanks for your help and advice.
Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Keri James wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the
ones
> discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much
appreciate your
> help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the
forms that
> you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
Written
> procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful.
Please
> send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular
mail to me
> at:
>
> Keri James
> Oak Park Public Library
> 834 Lake Street
> Oak Park, IL 60301
>
> [removed]@oppl.org
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Keri James
> Information Services Librarian
>
>
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FROM: [removed]@ci.mesa.az.us
DATE: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 15:31:34 -0700
I, too, am interested in the forms and procedures for this service. Thanks!
Andrea Greenslade
East Mesa Regional Library
635 N. Power Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85205
480-990-2698 Fax: 480-644-3559
FROM: "Carrie FARROW" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
DATE: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 16:49:51 -0600
Carrie Farrow
Adult Services Division
Rochester Public Library
Rochester MN 55904
(507)285-8008
FROM: Mary Van Dyke <[removed]@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us>
DATE: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 17:20:50 -0600 (CST)
Mary Van Dyke
Readers Advisory Librarian
Glenview Public Library
1930 Glenview Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025
Fax: (847) 729-7682
Phone: (847) 729-7500
FROM: Carol Elmore <[removed]@westga.edu>
DATE: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:19:38 -0500 (EST)
FROM: "Margaret Dunn Branch" <[removed]@caledon.library.on.ca>
DATE: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:14:39 -0500
Donna St. Jacques
[removed]@caledon.library.on.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Waznis, Betty <[removed]@sdcl.org>
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 6:15 PM
Subject: RE:automatic holds
> I am also interested in a "Bestseller club" for automatic holds. It
>sounds like a great idea.
>
> I asked the following questions a couple of months ago and got no
>response. If you experienced Fiction-Lers out there could share, we would
>really appreciate it.
>
> Those of you doing this, could I ask a few questions?
>
> Do you order one copy per reserve?
>
> If not, how do you determine who is first on the list? I am trying
>to envision this in our very large system where I think we could have
>hundreds of requests. Even if we ordered plenty, I think we would not be
>able to get one copy per request.
>
> How do you maintain the list? Do you start to get people who have
>moved, died, no longer interested, etc. clogging it up?
>
> Does it often happen that people on the list don't actually come in
>and pick up the book?
>
> Thanks for your help and advice.
>
> Betty Waznis
> San Diego County Library
>
> On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Keri James wrote:
>
> > Hi-
> >
> > I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the
>ones
> > discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much
>appreciate your
> > help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the
>forms that
> > you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
>Written
> > procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful.
>Please
> > send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular
>mail to me
> > at:
> >
> > Keri James
> > Oak Park Public Library
> > 834 Lake Street
> > Oak Park, IL 60301
> >
> > [removed]@oppl.org
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Keri James
> > Information Services Librarian
> >
> >
>
FROM: Joyce Verkerk <[removed]@mars.ark.com>
DATE: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:23:34 -0800
I think the hold policy at your library is harsh. If someone doesn't pick
it up they shouldn't be fined, simply give the book to the next person.
Also 36 hours is too short. People should be given at least 5 days (when
the library is Open), and preferably a week.
--Joyce
or at a minim At 11:14 PM 2000-03-10 -0500, you wrote:
>We order one copy per five reserves. Patrons who do not pick-up within the
>time limit 36 hrs are fined $1.00. Holds cards are dated by person and by
>comp. we are a large multi-branch system (7) and we are divided int pools
>for the purpose of book sharing. Hope this helps e-mail me off line if you
>wish
>
>Donna St. Jacques
[removed]@caledon.library.on.ca
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Waznis, Betty <[removed]@sdcl.org>
>To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
>Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 6:15 PM
>Subject: RE:automatic holds
>
>
>> I am also interested in a "Bestseller club" for automatic holds. It
>>sounds like a great idea.
>>
>> I asked the following questions a couple of months ago and got no
>>response. If you experienced Fiction-Lers out there could share, we would
>>really appreciate it.
>>
>> Those of you doing this, could I ask a few questions?
>>
>> Do you order one copy per reserve?
>>
>> If not, how do you determine who is first on the list? I am trying
>>to envision this in our very large system where I think we could have
>>hundreds of requests. Even if we ordered plenty, I think we would not be
>>able to get one copy per request.
>>
>> How do you maintain the list? Do you start to get people who have
>>moved, died, no longer interested, etc. clogging it up?
>>
>> Does it often happen that people on the list don't actually come in
>>and pick up the book?
>>
>> Thanks for your help and advice.
>>
>> Betty Waznis
>> San Diego County Library
>>
>> On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Keri James wrote:
>>
>> > Hi-
>> >
>> > I would like to institute an automatic hold program similar to the
>>ones
>> > discussed in fiction-l several weeks ago. I would very much
>>appreciate your
>> > help in instituting this service. I would really like to see the
>>forms that
>> > you require patrons to fill out in order to join the club/service.
>>Written
>> > procedures that you use in the process would also be very helpful.
>>Please
>> > send any information you can either by e-mail or through regular
>>mail to me
>> > at:
>> >
>> > Keri James
>> > Oak Park Public Library
>> > 834 Lake Street
>> > Oak Park, IL 60301
>> >
>> > [removed]@oppl.org
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Keri James
>> > Information Services Librarian
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
FROM: "Keri James" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
DATE: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 11:57:26 CDT
I apologize for taking so long to summarize the responses to my request
about automatic holds. The responses that I received were primarily from
other librarians who were also interested in the process, at about a ratio
of 3:1!
1. The libraries that offer this program/service have had good feedback
from their patrons.
2. Most libraries offer a set list of authors to choose from, though there
are some libraries that allow the patron to choose any author he/she wishes.
3. Although most libraries limit the list to fiction authors, non-fiction
writers have been allowed through some libraries.
4. Microsoft Access seems to be the preferred means of storing patron's
preferences and of randomly selecting who gets the book first. Note cards
were also mentioned.
5. Many libraries use Baker and Taylor's "Automatically Yours" program for
ordering the authors included in their service. One library mentioned
ordering 1 book for every 2 holds, and another library mentioned ordering 1
book for every 5 holds.
6. All of the libraries that responded offer the brochure and sign-up for
the program in paper form. Some libraries also offer it on the web.
7. I received brochures for the service from 4 libraries. Thank you to:
Valerie Maine, Vernon Area Public Library; Laurel Goodgion, Portland
Library; Jeanette Mercure, Lucy Robbins Wells Library; and the anonymous
person from Milford Township Library.
8. None of the libraries who responded seemed to have written procedures
for this service.
9. Problems that have been found with the service are few, but the
following suggestions were made in order to avoid possible problems:
a. spell out that the requests will be filled in the form of regular books,
not books on tape, large print, etc.
b. spell out that when a patron signs up for the program, it does not
include books that have recently been published (ie. the book came out last
week and she/he wants it now!)
Thanks to everyone who responded. Those of you that would like me to mail
or fax duplicates of the four brochures that I received, please e-mail me
personally.
Thanks,
Keri James
Information Services Librarian
Oak Park Public Library
[removed]@hotmail.com
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FROM: "Carrie FARROW" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
DATE: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 09:30:18 -0500
Thanks a lot for any additional light you can shed on this for us!
Carrie T. Farrow
Adult Services Division
Rochester, MN 55904
(507)285-8008
FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
DATE: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 13:44:46 -0500
I am in Green Bay at the Brown Co Library. We have a
central library plus 8 branches and we serve a
population of 120,000 and growing. Our reserves on
some popular authors looks like this:
Brethren - Grisham 150 reserves
We have 16copies plus another 39 copies in our rental
collections. And at this writing only 11c were in
various locations available on rental. They will
probably all go out before we close.
Carolina Moon - Roberts 59
Tis - McCourt 34
Tough Cookie - Davidson 27
Lion's Game - DeMille 24
Hunting Badger - Hillerman 0
O is for Outlaw - Grafton 0
And on order:
Wedding - Steel 58
Last Precinct - Cornwell 47
Before I say Goodbye - Clark 70
These numbers will increase before the books arrive
but we hope the rental collections will siphon off
some of these people.
Jeanne Heuer
Brown County Library
>
>
> ----------
> From: "Carrie FARROW" <[removed]@rochester.lib.mn.us>
> To: <[removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org>
> Subject: Favorite Author Automatic Reserves
> Date: Tue, Apr 4, 2000, 9:30 AM
>
>
> Thanks for all the information that all of you who
> have this program have
> shared! It's a real help in trying to get this
> program set up. I have a
> new question about it in terms of scope. Rochester
> Public Library serves
> the city of Rochester, MN which has a population of
> approximately 80,000
> and the surrounding smaller communities within about
> a 40 mile radius. The
> total population that we serve is approximately
> 112,000. Those of you who
> are in similiar mid size libraries---what is the
> usual number of patrons
> who sign up for any given author. For example-how
> many are signed up for
> really popular authors such as John Grisham? or
> Stephen King? or someone
> less popular like Tony Hillerman?
>
> Thanks a lot for any additional light you can shed
> on this for us!
>
> Carrie T. Farrow
> Adult Services Division
> Rochester, MN 55904
> (507)285-8008
>
>
>
>
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