Re: Are you Circulating LAPTOP COMPUTERS VIA III CIRCULATION

["Fran Levin" <franl at rpl dot lib dot ar dot us>]

We are a public library and at present we circulate 17 wireless 
laptops.  We have had no problems so far.  We are a public library and only 
circulate the laptops to adults.  I have added specific comments to 
questions below.
Fran

At 05:54 PM 6/30/2005, you wrote:
> Dear IUG list,
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> A few questions came up at a meeting I had this afternoon regarding
> checking out laptops via III circulation. We are in the mist of
> profiling and need to make some decisions by next week.
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> If you are using III to circulate laptop computers please share with me
> the following ASAP.
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> What Itype have you assigned?
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>  We created a special itype just for the laptops.  Ours is 25 and we 
> check them out for hourly check out since we only check them out for in 
> house use.
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> What loan rule(s) have you set up?
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>  Loan rule is a two hour check out.
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> What location code have you assigned?
> We use our Reference Location
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> What words display in the location field on the opac?
> Reference
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> What is your fee/ fine rate schedule?  i.e. >  $.15 per minute,  $10 hr.
> , etc.
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> No fee unless returned late.  Fines $5.00 per hour, but the batteries 
> usually go so no one is keeping them longer.
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> 1)       At what point does your system begin calculating late charges? 
> Immediately on overdue.
> i.e. after 15 minutes, after an hour?, at the end of the day?
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> 2)       At what point is a laptop considered lost?  Never has happened.
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> 3)       What is the maximum laptop fine/fee?
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> 4)       What is the dollar amount you have on the system for 
> "lost?"  $1000.00
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> What does your loan delimiter table for laptops look like?
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> Do you have a separate fine/fee chart for laptop accessories?   No, only 
> have headphones as an accessory.
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> Do you barcode accessories separately?  i.e. mice, external floppy
> drives, etc.
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> If your patron reaches the maximum fee/fine for laptops are they
> prohibited from borrowing other items? Using self-check, printing, etc.?
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> Any thing over $5.00 blocks out patrons.
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> What type of security measures do you have in place?   i.e. sensors,
> engraving the units, spray painting college name on lid, etc.
> We just write on them with black marker -- our name in big bold letters.
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> What words of wisdom or caveats do you have?
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> If you are not using III to circulate laptops, please share with me what
> you are using; and if it's commercial or shareware how to acquire it.
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> Thank you,
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> Lorrita
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> Lorrita E. Ford
> Director, Library and Learning Services
> College of San Mateo
> 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd.
> San Mateo, CA 94402
> 650-574-6569  FAX: 650-358-6797 fordl at smccd dot net

Frances W. Levin, Assistant Director
Rogers Public Library
711 S. Dixieland Road
Rogers AR 72758-4033
Phone: 479-621-1152         Fax: 479-621-1165
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2004 was the Centennial Year for Rogers Public Library.
We opened our doors for the first time on July 4, 1904.


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