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FROM: "Debra Heckel" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/25/02, 12:08 PM

Our system (3 branches) set up a Large Print rotating collection, & the time
has come to do the 1st rotation of books. Does anyone have any experience
with this--tips to share, suggestions, promotional ideas?
TIA - Debra

Debra A. Heckel

Circulation Library Associate
Jefferson County Library - Windsor Branch
7479 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart, MO 63012
e-mail: [removed]@hotmail.com
Phone: (636) 461-1914 Fax: (636) 461-1915
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FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <[removed]@mail.open.org>
REC'D: 1/25/02, 6:55 PM

If you change them, they will come... :-)

I don't have any great ideas for your change but I do know if you collection is limited, patrons will notice right away that there are new books available and they will be thrilled. Just make sure they are shelved in a prominent place and they all have bright shiny covers. If you have a sign designating that they are large print, make some stick on signs that draw attention and say "New!" or some such thing. If you have a newsletter, also mention that there are new LP books available, and maybe make up a bookmark with some suggested titles in LP. (I told you I didn't have any birght ideas!).


Robin Beerbower
Outreach Services
Salem Public Library
PO Box 14810
Salem, OR 97309
503-588-6089


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Our system (3 branches) set up a Large Print rotating collection, & the time
has come to do the 1st rotation of books. Does anyone have any experience=20
with this--tips to share, suggestions, promotional ideas?
TIA - Debra

Debra A. Heckel

Circulation Library Associate
Jefferson County Library - Windsor Branch
7479 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart, MO 63012
e-mail: [removed]@hotmail.com
Phone: (636) 461-1914 Fax: (636) 461-1915
***Opinions expressed are my own alone.***
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FROM: "Margaret Dunn Library" <[removed]@caledon.library.on.ca>
REC'D: 1/26/02, 2:15 PM

Hi Debra
We did a rotation such as this pre computer. It worked well . Do keep lists
with relevant location codes - ie where the book has been; be fair in your
selection or one branch could end up with all the old "yucky" books you
know. If you would like to email me directly it is
Good Luck
Donna St. Jacques at work - [removed]@caledon.library.on.ca


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From: "Debra Heckel" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: rotating collections


Our system (3 branches) set up a Large Print rotating collection, & the time
has come to do the 1st rotation of books. Does anyone have any experience
with this--tips to share, suggestions, promotional ideas?
TIA - Debra

Debra A. Heckel

Circulation Library Associate
Jefferson County Library - Windsor Branch
7479 Metropolitan Blvd., Barnhart, MO 63012
e-mail: [removed]@hotmail.com
Phone: (636) 461-1914 Fax: (636) 461-1915
***Opinions expressed are my own alone.***
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FROM: "Waznis, Betty" <[removed]@co.san-diego.ca.us>
REC'D: 1/28/02, 12:32 PM

Just another take on this subject. At one point we had rotating video
collections, and tried some regional large print rotating collections. Our
conclusion was that the staff time to execute and track rotation was out of
proportion to the benefit we received. Our scale (31 branches) is larger
than yours, so the comparison may not be helpful. Since we have free
reserves and can easily move books from branch to branch in a day or two, we
decided to use the catalog to see the collection as a whole and concentrate
our efforts in making each branch collection better.

Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library

FROM: "Kim Dimond" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/28/02, 3:11 PM

Debra,

We have 3 branches that get rotating collections from the main library.
What we do here is: when books come off the "new book" shelf they go to an
extension staff member (me) to determine which books will rotate and which
will not. Generally, all fiction rotates, as well as non-fiction of popular
interest. We also rotate our video, audio book, and cd collections. How we
do this and what I found to be the easiest way is to send everything to one
branch first, then after the books, or whatever, has been there the selected
ammount of time (In our case 3 months), they are routed to the next location
and so on until they come back from the last location. At that time they
are returned to the mains collection. We do this with large print as well.
This system usually works pretty well. By changing the temporary location
when the book is rotated, one of our librarians is able to print a list of
all items in a location different from it's permanant location. This list
includes an 'update' date, so it is real easy to look at the list and
determine if it's time for an item to be pulled for rotation.
Hope this helps!
Kim

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