[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Discussion on bulk loan procedures/options/suggestions to outreach "patrons"

[David J. Fiander]

David J. Fiander wrote:
> Assuming mom takes her three kids to the library every two weeks, and 
> the kids sign out 3 books each on mom's card, then that's 12 
> transactions/month.  It will only take two years to get over 200 
> transactions on mom's account.
> 
> Now, two years isn't exactly "quite a while", but it's certainly long 
> enough for the problem to be dealt with before it becomes a problem.

OK, I said "three kids", but I meant (obviously from the math) "two kids". 
  If somebody does have three kids (which used to be far more common than 
it is today), then that's 18 transactions/month, or over 200 transactions 
in one year.

- David
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David J. Fiander
Digital Services Librarian