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We are currently looking at ways of improving the management of the booking and loans of our Reading Group book collections. We have approximately c150 reading groups using the service and c130 titles (in sets of 12) in the collection. We currently use a spreadsheet with titles down the left hand side and dates across the top. Groups can, and do, book up to a year ahead and loans are generally for 8 weeks. We have to type in each booking/loan and although this gives a very clear chart to see what is available and when, it is a very time-consuming process. Before we launch ourselves into devising an Access database solution we're sure someone out there must have the perfect (or near perfect) solution. Any suggestions welcome.

Will Newman/Priscilla Baily

Reader/Audience Development Officer

Derbyshire County Council

Cultural and Community Services Department

Alfreton Library

Severn Square

Alfreton

DE55 7BQ

Tel: 01773-831359

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"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries." - Anne Herbert

Will is currently reading:

The Other Hand by Chris Cleave. One of the shortlisted novels for the 2008 Costa award this book intriguingly has no blurb except for : " It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific." "The story starts there, but the book doesn't. And it's what happens afterwards that is most important." "Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it."

Will has just finished:

A Year of Living Biblically by A J Jacobs. The author recounts his year's experience of trying to live by the codes in the Bible. It is fun, but not mocking. Also worth reading AJ's previous book The Know It All, recounting his attempt to read through the entire encyclopaedia Britannica from A - Z.

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