[Web4lib] Equipment Checkout Software that Handles Pools

[Elaine L Westbrooks]

>Dear Chris:

Cornell has come up with a system based on the MARC records that handles 
the display of new books as well as the checkout of gps units, laptops, 
grad study rooms and several other items for student use.  Take a look at 
the ppt: http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/8383.  Information 
about new books can be found at 
http://metadata-wg.mannlib.cornell.edu/forum/index.php?date=2007-10-19

Best,
Elaine

Elaine L. Westbrooks
Head, Metadata Services
107B Olin Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
elw25 at cornell.edu
607-255-3973
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>From: "Cox, Christopher N." <COXCN at uwec.edu>
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>Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:13:08 -0600
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>Has anyone purchased a software package or written something to handle 
>their equipment checkout?  At UW-Eau Claire we circulate laptops, digital 
>cameras, and video cameras as well as rooms,  and need a product which can 
>handle varying borrowing periods and online reservations as well as handle 
>pools of items (we have 100 laptops for rent and want students to be able 
>to reserve one, but not necessarily reserve a particular one).  We 
>currently have a homegrown system which has failed twice in the last month 
>and is no longer being maintained by the author.  Any ideas would be 
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris.
>
>Christopher Cox
>Assistant Director of Libraries
>Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
>University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
>105 Garfield Avenue
>Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
>Phone:  (715) 836-4454
>Fax:  (715) 836-2949
>Email:  coxcn at uwec.edu