Re: Receipt Printers and Collection Management (weeding)

[May Anstee <m-anstee@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We create lists based on last checkin date before .....

May

At 10:30 AM 8/9/2001, you wrote:
> Hello,
>     We are a library with approximately 65,000 patrons and
> around 200,000 library materials. We are currently upgrading our
> circulation desks with receipt printers to replace our old date-due
> stamps. My question is targeted to libraries of a size comparable to our
> own who also use receipt printers--how do you manage your collection (in
> terms of "weeding")? In other words, without the date-due stamp
> to use as a reference to see how long ago a particular item has
> circulated, how do you go about the task of weeding items from the
> shelves?
>  
> If possible, please reply to my own e-mail address as well as the IUG
> list.
>  
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
>
> William Gray 
> Clerk A, Lending Services 
> Greenwich Library 
> 101 West Putnam Ave. 
> Greenwich, CT 06830 
>
> (203)625-6541 
> wgray@xxxxxxxxxx

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