Only just caught up with this thread. Is it sorted now? or still unresolved?
I'd like to help but can't for the next couple of months because of other commitments, but after that I'd be happy to take a stint.
So that the task doesn't continually fall to one person maybe we can pass it around every 6 months or so?
Incidentally does anyone know if other lugs operate their own library? and, if so, how they organize things? Be particularly interested to know if any of them have computerised it in any way or form.
Regards,
Keith ____________ Carpe Diem, quam minimum credula postero. - (Seize today, and put no trust in tomorrow.) - Horace
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 10:02:28AM -0000, Keith Watson wrote:
Only just caught up with this thread. Is it sorted now? or still unresolved?
50% sorted, in that we have a home via Wayne but he expressed some doubts about making it to meetings? I'm not 100% sure.
So that the task doesn't continually fall to one person maybe we can pass it around every 6 months or so?
Incidentally does anyone know if other lugs operate their own library? and, if so, how they organize things? Be particularly interested to know if any of them have computerised it in any way or form.
The trouble with passing it around is keeping track of the books, it does become easier if only one person has to track them. We did consider/try the computerised thing but it didn't work all so great as Kirsty was writing down who picked which book at which meeting into a notebook and all it meant would be copying the information again. Of course a computerised library system would mean that it could be decentralised... It depends on which way the library goes tbh, and it would really be up to the librarian at the time with what they wanted/could be bothered to do.
Adam
On Wednesday 15 December 2004 10:19 am, adam@thebowery.co.uk wrote:
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 10:02:28AM -0000, Keith Watson wrote:
Only just caught up with this thread. Is it sorted now? or still unresolved?
50% sorted, in that we have a home via Wayne but he expressed some doubts about making it to meetings? I'm not 100% sure.
This is true, my concerns are that my inability to attend every ALUG meeting may present an availability issue to potential borrowers. So far I have attended a grand total of 0 ALUG meetings, partly due to other commitments and partly due to laziness. I intend to change that if and when I become responsible for the library. As things stand I believe that I am to take over at the nearest point where Kirsten and myself are able to meet (The Christmas meal or the meeting in January).
However as I stated initially somebody who has a better track record of turning up at meets would probably make a better candidate. If such a person steps forward (now or in the future) then I will happily turn the Library duties over to them.
I think I am with Adam on the computerisation front. I have been looking at a couple of options to bring the Library management into the 21st century, but unless we want the Library to be decentralised it really yields little benefit (the only clear one being that it could allow book availability/loan status/reservations on the ALUG Library Booklist)
That said, I am currently (as I write this) installing OpenDB on some webspace to see if it can do the job.
On 2004-12-15 10:02:28 +0000 Keith Watson keith.watson@kewill.com wrote:
Incidentally does anyone know if other lugs operate their own library? and, if so, how they organize things? Be particularly interested to know if any of them have computerised it in any way or form.
For the ones I've seen, it's either kept at the meeting venue (tricky for ALUG's multiple venues?) or by the lugmaster (which doesn't exist in ALUG). I don't remember any LUGs with computerised libraries, which is probably a damning comment on library software or maybe how tricky the librarian task is.
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