However, we phone, email and generally pester people with overdue items
in an attempt to get them returned. Which, come to think of it, is
probably more annoying than a gentle, electric jolt.
jd
On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 08:36 AM, Jerry Notaro wrote:
> You are not being rigid at all. But we will contact Instructor A
> ourselves
> to relay the information. That may solve your problems with Instructor
> B.
>
> Jerry Notaro, University Librarian
> University of South Florida St. Petersburg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Gail Fedak
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:47 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Patron privacy
>
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> I would like to find out if our privacy policy is appropriate or if we
> =
> are being unnecessarily cautious. When a video is checked out to =
> Instructor A, and Instructor B comes to check out the same video while
> =
> Instructor A has it, we do not tell Instructor B who has it. Because =
> both instructors are probably using the same video in each of their =
> classes, although not necessarily on the same day at the same hour, we
> =
> will call Instructor A to ask if s/he can return the program early so =
> Instructor B can also use it. This works well for us 99% of the time. =
> Also, most instructors know that they can reserve videos to assure
> their =
> availability at a given time. Today I had an "Instructor B" who was
> more =
> than a little aggravated that we had checked out "his" video (one he =
> requested we purchase years ago) to an "Instructor A" and would not
> tell =
> him who has it. We have been trying to contact "Instructor A" for =
> several days (he's an adjunct, so is difficult to contact), but to no =
> avail. Instructor B challenged our privacy policy and inquired if the =
> "library privacy act" applied to academic media libraries. I said that
> =
> it did, but would ask other academic media libraries about their
> privacy =
> policies. Are we being too rigid about who knows what someone else has
> =
> checked out?=20
> Thanks in advance for your input.
> Gail B. Fedak
> Manager, Instructional Media Resources
> Middle Tennessee State University
> Murfreesboro, TN 37132
> phone 615-898-2740
> fax 615-898-2530
> email gfedak@mtsu.edu
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Julie Dinkins
Multimedia Dept Manager
Sonoma State University Library
dinkins@sonoma.edu | 707-664-4077
http://libweb.sonoma.edu/