Re: Benefits of Create List?

["Melisse Hypponen" <mhypponen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We use it in a variety of ways in Sarasota. Two ways we use on a daily basis are as follows:

We find that since our patrons are often changing addresses, so we often search by looking for
phone numbers.
We usually do this when a patron has called and either said that they don't have anything overdue
or that they don't have a library card at all and the TNS has called their number.  

Also, if the TNS reports that a number is no longer is service. I look for the number and then 
block the patron's card until we receive a new phone number.

Another minor way is when our email overdues come back with a wrong email address, we use it to
block the patron's card and ask for a new email address.

Database maintenance is always on-going.

Melisse Hypponen
III system administrator
Sarasota County Florida
941-861-1173

>>> nabbott@xxxxxxxxxx 8/1/2003 2:26:27 PM >>>
I'm interested in knowing how various types of librarians (eg. 
collection development, catalogers, etc.) utilize the create list 
function in their work.  
I am in the process of preparing a regional conference presentation and 
would like to be able to offer a variety of examples as to how create 
list may be used to assist in job related tasks.  Any examples will be 
greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Nicole    




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Nicole Abbott
Assistant Collection Development Librarian
University of Houston Libraries
114 University Libraries
Houston, TX 77204-2000
e-mail:  nabbott@xxxxxxxxxx 
phone:  713/743-9334
fax:  713/743-9811


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