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FROM: Amal Altoma <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 8:55 AM

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

FROM: Barry Trott <[removed]@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 9:37 AM

With book where we buy multiple copies, we keep on "browser" copy (it
cannot be put on hold) for every three reservable copies. For example, we
have 23 copies of Maeve Binchy's Quentins, and 6 of them are nonhold
copies.

Patrons generally seem to like the serendipity of finding new titles on
the shelves on occasion. Problems occasionally arise when a patron
searching from home calls in to say "I see that you all have a copy of
Quentins on the shelf, can you hold it for me." If it is a browser copy,
they are told that that copy is nonreservable, but that they are welcome
to com eover and get it if it is still there when they arrive. Most folks
understand the concept, but some are put off when they are told that we
cannot hold that copy for them. Staff does need to be aware not to set
aside browser copies for patrons.

We do not have a separate line for browser copies. We simply take about
1/4 of any book with multiple copies and make those browsers. This seems
to work well for us and for the patrons.

Barry

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Barry Trott 7770 Croaker Rd.
Adult Services Director Williamsburg VA 23188
Williamsburg Regional Library Phone: 757-259-4053
[removed]@mail.wrl.org FAX: 757-259-4079
http://www.wrl.org/bookweb/
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On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Amal Altoma wrote:

> HELP...
>
> We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
> popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
> waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
> Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
> be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.
>
> We need to know:
> _ what are some of the problems in having such a service
> _ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
> _ how did patrons react to the service
> _ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection
>
> We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.
>
> _
>
> Amal Altoma
> Fiction Services Manager
> Monroe county Public Library
> Bloomington, Indiana
>
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>

FROM: "Kelly M. Helder" <[removed]@grpl.org>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 9:47 AM

Hi there!

At the Grand Rapids Public Library we have what is called "GRPL Express
Books." "Express" books go out for 3 weeks (regular titles do to). They
cannot have holds placed on them and they cannot be renewed. There is a
special label on the spine of each item signifying it as an "Express"
book.

The money for these items comes out of our New Arrivals budget and how
many New Arrivals ordered determines how many titles will be "Express."
For example, if I order 15 copies of Crichton's Prey, 5 of these will
probably be designated as an Express title.

Express books are fabulous! Our New Arrival section actually has books in
it!! Patrons and staff alike are happy with this arrangement - they have a
chance at getting a new release immediately instead of being #400 in the
queue.

The only problem I have encountered arises when a patron, looking at the
webpac, sees a copy of a hot title on shelf at another branch, and can't
understand why they cannot have it held for them (because it is Express).

I hope this helps.

Kelly

Kelly Helder
Collection Development Librarian
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library St. Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616)988-5402 ext.5466

HELP...
>
> We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
> popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
> waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
> Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they
> may be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.
>
> We need to know:
> _ what are some of the problems in having such a service
> _ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
> _ how did patrons react to the service
> _ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection
>
> We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.
>
> _
>
> Amal Altoma
> Fiction Services Manager
> Monroe county Public Library
> Bloomington, Indiana
>
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org

FROM: "Pam Wheeler" <[removed]@npls.org>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 9:58 AM

We have had such a collection for about 5 years. It's called "HOT
READS" and each copy has a 3"x5" label on the front that gives all the
details plus the items are shelved separately but in the New books
section. They are checked out for only two weeks, they have no renewals
or reserves on them and the fine is $2.00 per day. I started this in my
main library and then expanded it to the branches after about a year.
My branch staff requested it after their patrons who used both the main
library and the branch asked for it. It has been well received by both
staff and patrons. I pull the titles from the collection after a year
or after the circs go down. I use lease books from B&T for this as they
arrive ready to go onto the shelf.
There would be a loud hue and cry if we stopped doing it.

Pam Wheeler, Assistant Director
Newark Public Library System
101 West Main Street
Newark, Oh 43055-5054
Phone: 740-349-5570 Fax: 740-349-5575

-----Original Message-----
From: Amal Altoma [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the

waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they
may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

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FROM: "Kelly Currie" <[removed]@carlnet.org>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 10:08 AM

Hi Amal,

We have a separate section of our collection designated for what we call
"Red Hot Books." These are all current best-sellers, mostly fiction, for
which we have corresponding titles in the regular collection. We don't take
holds on these, charge 25 cents a day for overdue fine (rather than the
regular 5 cents a day), allow only a one week checkout (rather than the
regular two weeks) and don't allow renewals. Staff don't mind, and patrons
love it. We put them in a high-profile spot near the new fiction, and the
catalog reflects the Red Hot location too, so they're easy to find. The only
problem has been in managing the holds placed on the title. Staff hasto to
ensure that they place the hold on only the regular copy of the book, not
the Red Hot, and the system then doesn't remove the hold of a user who
checks out the Red Hot version. So we're still working out the kinks on
that! We do have a special budget line on our budget for these books
because we lease them from Baker & Taylor. That way we return them when
they're not "hot" anymore and get a new set. It's worked out well for us.

Kelly Currie
Delphi Public Library

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From: "Amal Altoma" <[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

> HELP...
>
> We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
> popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
> waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
> Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
> be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.
>
> We need to know:
> _ what are some of the problems in having such a service
> _ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
> _ how did patrons react to the service
> _ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection
>
> We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.
>
> _
>
> Amal Altoma
> Fiction Services Manager
> Monroe county Public Library
> Bloomington, Indiana
>
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>
>

FROM: "Robin Deffendall" <[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 2:13 PM

We had a similar set up when I joined Cumberland County Public Libraries
three years ago. The public already had "the hang of it" so I did not
experience the transition and could not speak to any problems that may have
occurred during the program's early days. It seems to be a very workable
system now. Our nonreservable/nonrenewable books are based on the number of
holds for the title, and mostly fall to the NY Times bestseller list. We
make 25% of new bestsellers with long reserve lists nonreservable.

Personally, I have some quibbles with the idea. I know that many customers
are very pleased to see a copy of a best seller on the shelf for immediate
checkout. However, those people who have been waiting patiently on a hold
list for weeks are forced to let people who just happen along cut in line in
front of them. To me that seems unfair.

However the system works fairly well, and as I said the lucky customers who
happen upon Q is for Quarry (or whatever it is this week) are very pleased.
The only customer complaints come up infrequently from customers who know
they have not yet received their holds, but find a copy on the shelf, or
from customers who are frustrated that they cannot renew a best seller.

Robin Deffendall
Bordeaux Branch Library
Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center
Fayetteville, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amal Altoma
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

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FROM: "Val Stark" <[removed]@quincylibrary.org>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 2:24 PM

We began our "Hot Reads" in May of 2002. Our "Hot Reads" (we borrowed the title from someone else who responded to this list) are checked out for 1 week, no renewals, no reserves, and are $1.00 per day in late fees. We haven't had any serious complaints about the higher fine rate because we remind everyone who checks out a HR that it's 1 week, etc. It's been very popular & 99% of our patrons have enjoyed it. Some patrons come in just for this section. They don't want to wait on a list, but will drop in (making a special visit)just to see what "new" books are available. We get our additional copies from McNaughton. We have had no complaints from our staff.

Val Stark
Quincy Public Library
Quincy, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Amal Altoma [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

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FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 2:34 PM

I see your point. However, here, our new books that are nonrenewable only check out for one week, instead of the customary three weeks. So, customers who are lucky enough to find a best seller on the shelf, know they only get the book for one week. Also, as long as there is a waiting list, the books can't be renewed anyway.

Lisa

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> [removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us 01/08/03 01:11PM >>>
We had a similar set up when I joined Cumberland County Public Libraries
three years ago. The public already had "the hang of it" so I did not
experience the transition and could not speak to any problems that may have
occurred during the program's early days. It seems to be a very workable
system now. Our nonreservable/nonrenewable books are based on the number of
holds for the title, and mostly fall to the NY Times bestseller list. We
make 25% of new bestsellers with long reserve lists nonreservable.

Personally, I have some quibbles with the idea. I know that many customers
are very pleased to see a copy of a best seller on the shelf for immediate
checkout. However, those people who have been waiting patiently on a hold
list for weeks are forced to let people who just happen along cut in line in
front of them. To me that seems unfair.

However the system works fairly well, and as I said the lucky customers who
happen upon Q is for Quarry (or whatever it is this week) are very pleased.
The only customer complaints come up infrequently from customers who know
they have not yet received their holds, but find a copy on the shelf, or
from customers who are frustrated that they cannot renew a best seller.

Robin Deffendall
Bordeaux Branch Library
Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center
Fayetteville, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amal Altoma
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

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FROM: JCURTIN <[removed]@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 4:29 PM

Amal,

CCPL has a collection of popular fiction called "Sizzlers" that go out for 7
days and carry a $1 per day fine for overdue items. It has been a popular
browsing collection, but some titles like The Bear and the Dragon, and
Shelters of Stone (very long books) gave many patrons pause, since they did
not feel they would be able to read them in a week.

We have not had any problems with providing this service. The selections are
made by our Central Selection department for all branches, though not all
branches receive Sizzler copies of the same books, based on patron
demographics.

Joan Curtin

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

FROM: "Ricki Nordmeyer" <[removed]@skokielibrary.info>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 5:00 PM

We have a "Most Wanted" collection which is in addition to our regular 2 week copies of new books.

The Most Wanted go out for 7 days, are not renewable and can be borrowed only by our Skokie patrons. The overdue fee is also more than the normal overdue charge.The two week copies if on the shelf can be borrowed by anyone. Usually they are not on the shelf because patrons have put reserves on them. The Most Wanted are very popular and offer the browser a chance at getting a copy of the current big best seller without waiting. The only problem I see with our system is that often patrons think that the 7 day collection is the only collection we have of best sellers. We do have a separate budget line for this collection.

Ricki Nordmeyer
Skokie P.L.

-----Original Message-----
From: Amal Altoma [[removed]@monroe.lib.in.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

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FROM: "Alison Hendon" <[removed]@vabish.com>
REC'D: 1/8/03, 5:53 PM

We don't allow holds on any 7-Day book (and all the really popular
titles are 7-Day). This is frustrating to the patrons because we
can't hold a book for them when it comes in; they can't be sure
they'll ever get a book; all they can do is keep coming in over and
over just in case it's there. This does improve circulation (not
having books waiting to be picked up) but I think a mixture might
be better.

Alison Hendon
>
> On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Amal Altoma wrote:
>
> > HELP...
> >
> > We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
> > popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
> > waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
> > Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
> > be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.
> >
> > We need to know:
> > _ what are some of the problems in having such a service
> > _ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
> > _ how did patrons react to the service
> > _ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection
> >
> > We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.
> >
> > _
> >
> > Amal Altoma
> > Fiction Services Manager
> > Monroe county Public Library
> > Bloomington, Indiana
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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> >
>
>
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Alison Hendon
[removed]@vabish.com
"Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
"Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
"Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
"I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned."
(Dirge Without Music, Edna St. Vincent Millay)
9-11-01

FROM: "Waznis, Betty" <[removed]@sdcounty.ca.gov>
REC'D: 1/9/03, 12:56 PM

We have the "Readers Express" program, that I started after reading on this
list about the many successes other libraries had with this type of program.
We started with 4 branches only as a pilot project so that I could see if
there were any problems - there really weren't. We do not catalog the
Readers Express titles. They have item barcodes only. That way we get the
correct circ count, but there is no problem about customers seeing them in
the catalog and wanting to reserve them. We select the titles with the
longest holds lists. We buy 5 titles per branch per month, 1 copy each, the
same titles for each branch. They have big green labels so they're ease to
spot. They circ for 1 week instead of 3; no holds, no renewals. There is no
charge to check them out and the fines are the same . We also have many
cataloged reservable copies of the titles we buy, so the public has a choice
of waiting in a holds queue for a guaranteed check-out with a longer
checkout period, or getting lucky when they drop in and getting a best
seller without a wait.

The library users have responded to the program very well. Staff reaction
has been good. We have a "no staff checkout policy". That was accepted by
staff; staff understands that the whole point of Readers Express is that
there are bestsellers available on the shelf. If the books are all checked
out by staff, that defeats the purpose.

When demand dies down, the branch staff can add the titles to the catalog
record and keep them as cataloged copies, or they can send withdraw them.

We do have a separate budget for this program that is a subline of the
request and reserve budget.

Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library

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From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amal Altoma
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:52 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: No holds on POPULAR new books..info needed

HELP...

We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of the
waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library, they may
be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.

We need to know:
_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
_ how did patrons react to the service
_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection

We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.

_

Amal Altoma
Fiction Services Manager
Monroe county Public Library
Bloomington, Indiana

FROM: "Ann Jarvis" <[removed]@vlc.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 1/14/03, 9:32 AM

The collection we call "Book Express" has been very successful. The
patrons love it. The staff has been supportive of the collection and
they like it and use it as well.

The one complication we have had was with a complaint of having of a
politically conservative book on the collection and not having
another title of the opposite view. For nonfiction we purchase 2
copies of books on PW's bestseller list unless there is enough demand
to get more copies.

We budget $10,000 a year for the collection. This is a separate line
item.

Here is my report to my supervisor about the collection:

------------------

The Book Express collection was created to speed up circulation of
the new high demand bestsellers and to lower the number of holds on
these titles. The collection was released March 1 1999, starting with
107 books. Now the collection has grown to over 400 books. The
collection has between 350 and 430 books at any given time. Books
purchased for the collection have a high priority for processing and
typically are put on the display 1-2 days after delivery. The books
have a yellow spine label and sticker on the front of the book
describing the checkout period and policies for the collection. The
date due sticker is also yellow and the checkout staff stamp the date
they are due.

The books have a 7-day checkout period with no renewals and no grace
period; fines begin the day after the item is due. There are no holds
permitted on the books and a patron is only allowed 2 titles at one
time. We have discovered that when a patron checks out a book
express title and has that same book on hold the system will
automatically cancel the hold.

Selecting
Most of the books in the collection are on standing order. Before the
start of the collection, the reference librarians met and chose
popular authors. I have updated the list twice since then. For most
authors, we order 3 or 5 copies for each title. The big demand
authors (Grisham, Cornwell, Clancy) we order 10 copies. Apart from
the standing orders, we order titles based on which titles have an
large amount of holds. On average I look for at least 5 or more holds
on a fiction title and over 10 for non-fiction before I will consider
the book. I also look over the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list and
the top sellers list from Amazon to see what books are popular.
Sometimes the "New and Notable" books display will garner enough
interest to add a title.

Weeding
Book Express titles come off the collection after 6 months like the
rest of the new materials. Sometimes it takes me a couple of months
to finally get a hold of the books as they are constantly
circulating. I will also pull books that are not circulating much or
have many of the same title on display frequently (especially true of
the 10 copy titles). How much I pull also depends on how many books
are on the display at the time. I try to leave a good selection of
books up even if they are a little older. We send 1 copy of each
title to a small remote collection at the local senior center and the
rest are sent to our Friends organization to be sold in their book
sale.

Circulation Statistics
Average times a Book Express book has been circulated in 6 months: 20
Average times a regularly circulated book has been circulated in 6
months (we have 14 day circ for new books): 11
Average total circulation in 6 months (both Book Express and
regularly circulated copies)
For a title with 3 copies: 84
For a title with 5 copies: 124
For a title with 10 copies: 327

Hope this helps,

Ann C Jarvis
Reference Librarian
Grace A Dow Memorial Library
Midland MI

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>HELP...
>
>We are entertaining the idea of taking a percentage of copies of very
>
>popular titles(Grisham, Cornwell Karon..etc) and keeping them out of
>the
>waiting queue and calling the service something like LUCKY DAY CATCH.
>Patrons may place holds on a title and if they visit the library,
>they may
>be LUCKY to find it on the new books shelves on that day.
>
>We need to know:
>_ what are some of the problems in having such a service
>_ was there any objection(s) from the STAFF and why
>_ how did patrons react to the service
>_ do you have a special/separate budget line for such collection
>
> We appreciate ANY OTHER information provided.
>
>_
>
>Amal Altoma
>Fiction Services Manager
>Monroe county Public Library
>Bloomington, Indiana

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