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arl-ereserve: Re: Comment on definitions

arl-ereserve: Re: Comment on definitions

Re: Comment on definitions

Dick Goodram (dgoodram@library.sdsu.edu)
Fri, 20 May 94 12:55:25 PST 

Date: Fri, 20 May 94 12:55:25 PST
From: "Dick Goodram" <dgoodram@library.sdsu.edu>
Message-Id: <59020.dgoodram@library.sdsu.edu>
To: arl-ereserve@cni.org
Subject: Re: Comment on definitions


I have worked with booking systems that allowed for reserving an item 
for a particular time and day.  The system took into account the loans 
policy, for example booking for overnight loan as against booking for 
one hour loan or two hour loan.  The system also took into account 
"grace periods" - if the student is allowed a 15 minute grace period 
for returning the item.  Generally the sytem worked well with most of 
the heat being directed to slow returners rather than library staff.  
Certainly students appreciated being able to plan their work ahead 
knowing that materials would be available.  In designing the sytem you 
need to be able to block a student reserving more items for the same 
loan period than they are allowed to borrow at once but also permit the 
early return and use of an subsequent reservation.  For example if you 
have two hour loans do you want to allow a student reserve an item for, 
say 1pm and another item for 2pm?  The other setting that is required 
is how long the reservation can remain in force past the due time, that 
is, if the student does not show to collect the item.

Does all this make ereserve sound easier?

Dick
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