[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Homebound?

[Hardy, Elaine]

It wasn't privacy concerns with staff. If information is retained, it is
warrantable. When libraries have explained that to PINES patrons, they
generally agree that they don't need the borrowing history as much as they
thought.

As the Dead said-- "if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in"

Elaine
 

J. Elaine Hardy
PINES Bibliographic Projects and Metadata Manager
Georgia Public Library Service,
A Unit of the University System of Georgia
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
404.235-7128
404.235-7201, fax

ehardy at georgialibraries.org
www.georgialibraries.org
http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines/


-----Original Message-----
From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
[mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
Elizabeth B. Thomsen
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:05 PM
To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Homebound?

Privacy concerns are important, but many people really want the system to
be able to maintain their borrowing history.  We'd like to see all patrons
be able to opt into borrowing history, with flexible controls for sharing
that information.

Some homebound people can access the catalog, place their own holds, etc.,
and really just need delivery service from the library, while others want
and need a more comprehensive service that includes selecting titles for
them.  For that level of service, I think they need to opt into having
their borrowing history tracked and being used appropriately by staff.
(Especially if the alternative is having staff track borrowing in some
less-efficient manner, which is what many people are doing now.)

On 5/31/2011 12:42 PM, Georgette Rogers wrote:
> I understand about privacy, but isn't homebound different.  Since they
cant get to the computers or request the books, we have to have some way
to keep track, and we select the books for them.
>
>
> Georgette Rogers
> Circulation Supervisor
> Liberty Lake Municipal Library
> 23123 E  Mission Ave
> Liberty Lake, WA 99019
> 509-435-0778
> 1-866-729-8507
> ________________________________________
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> Hardy, Elaine [ehardy at georgialibraries.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:16 AM
> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group'
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Homebound?
>
> PINES libraries purposefully did not want a history of the items a
> specific patron has checked out retained as a means to protect the
> privacy of their library records.
>
>
>
> Elaine
>
>
> J. Elaine Hardy
> PINES Bibliographic Projects and Metadata Manager Georgia Public
> Library Service, A Unit of the University System of Georgia
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
> 404.235-7128
> 404.235-7201, fax
>
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org
> http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines/
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf
> Of Garry Collum
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:16 AM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Homebound?
>
> but also containing a history of the items a patron has read