explodedlibrary bunker

offline

I don't know how this project ended up on my lap, but I've been asked to take a look at our library's offline circulation procedures. It's not something that we expect to happen a lot - although the less frequently it happens, the more challenging it is to deal with when it does happen because people aren't used to it and don't remember what to do. The idea is to have an offline folder which will usually be sealed, but will be "unsealed" when we have an outage. The folder will contain the procedures, plus offline circulation forms (the size of our library and volume of circulation doesn't seem to warrant investing in an automated solution, although in parallel with this manual process I will investigate at what automated options Sirsi offers us), plus a Dewey cheatsheet for those of us who haven't memorized the system and are addicted to finding books via the OPAC - all I know is that we have a lot of 658s :)

the library system and WebCT

Currently reading: Joan K. Lippincott, “Libraries, Information, and Course Management Systems,” Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy, eds. McGee, Carmean, and Jafari (Information Science Publishing, 2005).

Thinking about the best ways of working with our WebCT guy on this.

learning from Mr Incredible

All right, listen closely. I'd like to help you, but I can't. I'd like to tell you to take a copy of your policy to Norma Wilcox on...[whispering] Norma Wilcox. W-l-L-C-O-X. On the third floor. But I can't. I also do not advise you to fill out and file a WS2475 form with our legal department on the second floor. I wouldn't expect someone to get back to you quickly to resolve the matter. I'd like to help, but there's nothing I can do.
[The Incredibles, scene 6, IMSDb]

No, my situation isn't like this - but he's got the right attitude.