[bksvol-discuss] Books with HOLDs
- From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Vol Group <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:30:35 -0800 (PST)
Hi all,
Since we've had loads of complaints about books with HOLDs in their titles
languishing in the checkout queue for weeks, months and years, the Bookshare
Collection Development department has instituted a new policy. If a book has
been on the checkout list for more than 2 weeks with a HOLD in its title, I
will remove the HOLD to allow other people to proof the book.
On January 1st, I will remove the HOLDs on all books that were submitted prior
to December 1st. This is to give people time to finish their current books and
start on their new ones that have HOLDs on them. On January 15th, I'll remove
the HOLDs on any books that were submitted during December, and then the 2-week
rule will go into effect.
I know that some people will love this, and other people will hate it. Let's
try it for a while, and see how it goes. If the vast majority of people hate
this, then we'll revisit it.
By the way, having a time limit on HOLD books in the checkout queue was one of
the top suggestions in the volunteer survey that Pavi sent out. She is working
on an email to be sent to everyone that details the results of the survey. The
survey provided a huge amount of really valuable feedback, so thanks very much
to everyone who participated in it!
Happy holidays! Carrie
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