RE: receipt printers vs. hand stamped date due cards

["EJones - WPL" <EJones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
Our children's department, ask the customer which they would prefer a
printout (regular size paper from a network printer) or a date due slip.  A
lot of their customers prefer the printout.
Ellen Jones
Manager, Systems, Waterloo Public Library,
35 Albert St., Waterloo, ON N2L 5E2
phone: 519-886-1310 x32
fax: 519-886-7936
e-mail: ejones@xxxxxxxxxx



-----Original Message-----
From: Barb Anderson [mailto:bja9@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: July 22, 2003 5:31 PM
To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: receipt printers vs. hand stamped date due cards


I'd be interested in hearing the pros and cons myself--it is something that 
comes up periodically here and the current info would be appreciated. Barb

At 04:57 PM 7/22/2003, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Our Circulation staff is considering moving from hand-stamped date due
>cards to receipt printers.  There is much controversy over whether or not 
>this is a good idea.  There has been a lot of discussion on this list 
>regarding the attributes of various printers but I don't recall seeing 
>anything on the general pros and cons of using receipt printers.  Our 
>staff is concerned about patron reactions, potential increase in overdue 
>books, etc.  They'd like to talk to libraries who are using receipt 
>printers and would especially like to hear from some local libraries in 
>the San Franciso Bay area.
>
>Please let me know if you're willing to share your experiences.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Laurie Willis
>Library Systems Manager
>Hayward Public Library
>Hayward, CA  94541
>laurie.willis@xxxxxxxxxx
>510-881-7936
>
>
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Barbara J. Anderson
Library Systems Specialist
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
11055 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106-7151

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