Ditto.
Many years I spent in Circulation, and that was one of our cardinal rules.
The privacy act is inviolable.
>
>While this may be effective in getting the video back, in many states this
>would be a violation of confidentiality laws. (Arizona has such a law, as
>does Pennsylvania. Many other states do as well.) Throughout the US many
>librarians have fought legal battles to assure that circulation records are
>released only under court-ordered subpeona.
>
At 03:07 PM 6/14/00 -0700, you wrote:
>In response to a question on video overdues one respondent wrote:
>
><<2) If another teacher needs the tape, we give them the name of the person
>who has it overdue. Sorry to say, but it's true; getting a call from Media
>Center (or Library) staff is one thing, getting a call from a colleague is
>another. This has been policy for 20+ years, and it's no secret.>>
>
>
>deg farrelly, Media Librarian
>Arizona State University West
>4701 West Thunderbird Road, P.O. Box 37100
>Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100
>Phone: 602.543.8522 | Fax: 602.543.8540 | E-Mail: deg@asu.edu
>
Joan Freeman Goodwin
Media Center Supervisor
Malcolm A. Love Library email:jgoodwin@mail.sdsu.edu
San Diego State University phone:(619)594-6759
San Diego, California 92182-8050 fax : (619)594-0718
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Ditto.
Many years I spent in Circulation, and that was one of our cardinal
rules.
The privacy act is inviolable.
>
>While this may be effective in getting the video back, in many states
this
>would be a violation of confidentiality laws. (Arizona has such
a law, as
>does Pennsylvania. Many other states do as well.)
Throughout the US many
>librarians have fought legal battles to assure that circulation
records are
>released only under court-ordered subpeona.
>
At 03:07 PM 6/14/00 -0700, you wrote:
>In response to a question on video overdues one respondent
wrote:
>
><<2) If another teacher needs the tape, we give them the name
of the person
>who has it overdue. Sorry to say, but it's true; getting a call from
Media
>Center (or Library) staff is one thing, getting a call from a
colleague is
>another. This has been policy for 20+ years, and it's no
secret.>>
>
>
>deg farrelly, Media Librarian
>Arizona State University West
>4701 West Thunderbird Road, P.O. Box 37100
>Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100
>Phone: 602.543.8522 | Fax:
602.543.8540 | E-Mail: deg@asu.edu
>
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