I thought some of may be interested in a summary of some of the
responses to my request for information about pre-booked short loan
items.
- In general, many libraries said that they do not give their users
much time to pick up their bookings; as a consequence the rate of
non-collection is low. 30 minutes for overnight loan seems typical.
- Bookings are set to expire at a specified time after the booking is
made. Currently, our bookings elapse when the item is due.
Many thanks for all your responses. It's clear that we have not quite
thought out our SLC procedure!
Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman
Library Assistant
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9RD
Tel: 0161-907-5243
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