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We have a very similar set up to the one described by Helen at UoB, i.e. two days but can be extended by request if circumstances necessitate. We change this to 7 days outside semesters. Kind regards Peter Peter Brooks Head of Library Services -----Original Message----- From: A general library and information science list for news and discussion. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Helen Barrell Sent: 24 October 2018 12:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Length of time for reserved items to be held awaiting collection Hi Rosina, We used to have items on the reservation shelves for a week, but when we moved to dynamic loans, we took the opportunity to reduce the time. So it's now two working days (so doesn't include the weekends, even though we're open 24/7). This helps increase circulation of items, so they're not stuck on the reservation shelves for as long, and we do advertise to our users that if they need longer to collect the item, to let us know. So we try to be flexible! That all said - we give 7 days for people collecting items which are from our Research Reserve collection (basically, the lower-use stock in the library store) because most of the time there won't be lots of people trying to get their hands on those items. Best wishes, Helen. Helen Barrell Online Services Manager Library Services Academic Services University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT Tel: 0121 414 5851 [log in to unmask] www.intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/library The contents of this email may be privileged and confidential. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor copied in any way. If received in error, please notify the sender and then delete it from your system. Should you communicate with me by email, you consent to the University of Birmingham monitoring and reading any such correspondance. -----Original Message----- From: A general library and information science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rosina Doherty-Allan Sent: 24 October 2018 12:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Length of time for reserved items to be held awaiting collection Good afternoon all, At Ulster University, we are currently developing and reviewing the library's reservation service, and we have a question around the length of time that a reserved item should be held while waiting on collection. Currently, we hold items (2-week loan and 2-month loans) awaiting collection for 7 days, and this has been in place for a number of years. It would be really helpful to get a sense of what practice in other university libraries is regarding the length of time reserved items are held. I will of course summarise for the list. Kind regards, Rosina Rosina Doherty-Allan Campus Library Manager T: +44 (0) 28 7167 5057 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.ulster.ac.uk ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-LINK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-LINK&A=1