Floating collection assignments
From: Brian Guenther <bguenther.mlis_at_gmail.com>
We are planning a transition to a floating collection**. An issue we keep coming up
against is how to assign materials that do not initially have holds on them when they
arrive from the vendor. Because a few of our branches are in towns with an additional
sales tax, we won't be able to make assignments at the point of purchase once we have a
shared collection. If you float your collection, how have you handled this issue at your
library?
Please email me at bguenther.mlis_at_gmail.com . I'll post a summary back to the list.Thanks!
**For those unfamiliar with the term, a "floating," or "shared" collection is when
materials stay at the location they were dropped off at instead of being sent back to an
owning branch. If a person in town A requests a book from town B and returns it to the
town A branch, the book remains in town A until someone at another branch requests it again.
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Brian Guenther
Adult Services Librarian
Fresno County Public Library
email: bguenther.mlis_at_gmail.com
Received on Tue Jun 29 2010 - 12:29:18 EDT