[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Items not checking in?

[Ruth Frasur]

We turned the beeps off at my previous library which forced staff to look
at the screen.  It still didn't always work.   They still didn't always
make sure that what they expect to happen happened.


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:28 PM, McCanna, Terran <
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:

> Agreed. Staff going too fast and not watching the screen has been an issue
> with every ILS in every library I've ever worked at, and it's not
> surprising if they're at the desk because they are so often trying to
> multitask. I've worked several places (some using Evergreen, some using
> those OTHER ILSes) that had a standard policy of checking in every cart of
> books twice (usually once as they were turned in, then again checking a
> whole cart before shelving) to catch things that were missed the first time.
>
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elisabeth Keppler" <keppleep at forsyth.cc>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <
> open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 1:59:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Items not checking in?
>
>
> Our cases of check-ins not going through seem to be almost always because
> staff was going faster than Evergreen could handle. Because of the beep,
> they think the scan was accepted and aren't always as vigilant about
> watching the screen as they could be. This has also happened at check-out.
> The result of that, of course, is that the catalog thinks the item is still
> on the shelf and it doesn't appear on the patron's record at all. Joan's
> suggestion of disabling the beep sounds like a winner.
>
>
> Re pre-cats, we don't allow staff to use them. If a patron brings an item
> to the desk that isn't in the catalog, we try to find another copy for them
> but don't let them check out the copy in their hands until it can be added
> to the system.
>
>
> Lise
>
>
> --
>
> Lise Keppler
> Forsyth County Public Library
>
> 660 W 5th St
> Winston Salem NC 27101
> 336-703-3070
>



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