Brigid Duffy
Audio Visual/ITV Center
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132-4200
E-mail: bduffy@sfsu.edu
On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Jean McCarron wrote:
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> On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Michael Vollmar-Grone wrote:
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> >
> > We have recently automated our public library, which is wonderful.
> > However, one of the advantages of a manual system was knowing when to
> > clean videos at regular usage intervals e.g. when the checkout card is
> > full, it's time to clean the video and type a new card.
> >
> > Does anyone have a suggestion how regular cleaning may be triggered with
> > an automated system (Dynix)? We have 7,500 videos to track. I’d like
> > to use the RTI regularly again instead of having an expensive rewinder.
> > TIA.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Vollmar-Grone
> > Amos Memorial Public Library
> > 230 East North Street
> > Sidney, Ohio 45365
> > vollmami@oplin.lib.oh.us
>
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> We are a Dynix (and RTI) library and had a small custom program written to
> trigger the status at CKI to "send for cleaning" at every "XX" uses. This
> number can be adjusted easily at any time through recall. We added a
> "being cleaned" status to our status' list so that the circ LA could
> changed status before setting aside on cleaning shelves. Given the way our
> library feels about paying for any Dynix custom programming, I would guess
> it didn't cost very much to do this.
>
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> Audiovisual Collections Coordinator
> North Vancouver District Public Library
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