Monday, February 25, 2008
Where things stand with the DVDs
Right now I have read and re read all the suggestions on the construction blog that have to do with the DVDs and CDs. There have been some excellent suggestions but nothing that is a quick fix and most are still in discussion. Each soultion must be evaluated for cost, use of staff time and loss potential. This seems to be a problem that has no easy answer that will work for everyone. It is very difficult to find more than 2 people to agree on the right solution. Be assured just because I haven't blogged to share information it is still on the front burner and will stay there until a decision is made on how to proceed.
After meetings I had with some of you today I have decided that we should try this for now, the circ staff should leave all the returned DVDs and CDs in the bins and they can be put away by Zoltan or volunteers once per day. We have a new volunteer coming in on Wednesday for the express purpose of putting away DVDs and I will try to arrange for other people to help, possibly some of the teen volunteers who will be looking for community service time. This does not help with filling the cases but it will alleviate 1/2 the job.
So here is the scenario - When a DVD or CD is returned then all you have to do is check it in, and put it in the bins under the books. Sometime during the day a volunteer will put away the disks that have collected. The most any item will be out of circulation is an additional day. If a patron wants a DVD or CD and the catalog availability is shelving you will find in one of the bins. If possible I will number the bins so you will only have to go through one bin looking for a DVD or CD the patron wants.
This is not a solution but a stop gap measure to help with one side of the problem. Please continue to make suggestions if you can think of anything else we can do. I would also like people to revisit the construction blog and give me any ideas they might have to improve the circ area. I will have to turn ideas over to Karen shortly and I would like to be able to include things you feel are necessary.
Pat
After meetings I had with some of you today I have decided that we should try this for now, the circ staff should leave all the returned DVDs and CDs in the bins and they can be put away by Zoltan or volunteers once per day. We have a new volunteer coming in on Wednesday for the express purpose of putting away DVDs and I will try to arrange for other people to help, possibly some of the teen volunteers who will be looking for community service time. This does not help with filling the cases but it will alleviate 1/2 the job.
So here is the scenario - When a DVD or CD is returned then all you have to do is check it in, and put it in the bins under the books. Sometime during the day a volunteer will put away the disks that have collected. The most any item will be out of circulation is an additional day. If a patron wants a DVD or CD and the catalog availability is shelving you will find in one of the bins. If possible I will number the bins so you will only have to go through one bin looking for a DVD or CD the patron wants.
This is not a solution but a stop gap measure to help with one side of the problem. Please continue to make suggestions if you can think of anything else we can do. I would also like people to revisit the construction blog and give me any ideas they might have to improve the circ area. I will have to turn ideas over to Karen shortly and I would like to be able to include things you feel are necessary.
Pat
# posted by Pat Kennedy-Grant : 4:48 PM
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Good, this will help, but just pointing out that the evening book drop brings in a lot of dvds/cds, as do evening visitors. Tonight Shelley and I put away maybe 60 plus dvds and cds (before I saw this posting.)
Am I correct in understanding that we should leave these evening dvds and cds in the baskets for the next day?
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Am I correct in understanding that we should leave these evening dvds and cds in the baskets for the next day?
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