Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout

[Sharon Foster]

I don't have any hands-on with the Kindle Fire, but if it's like previous
Kindles, you can deactivate the Amazon account before you check it out.
Actually, you can leave it deactivated until such time as you need to add
another title to it.

When it is returned, you may want to make sure that the the patron didn't
activate it to his or her own Amazon account. I don't know if there's any
way to prevent their doing that.

Sharon
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Sharon M. Foster
Digital Resources Librarian

*"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man’s
own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on
every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of
that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" ~Tom
Paine



On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Doug Cataldo
<DCataldo at huntleylibrary.org>wrote:

> I am asking for replies for both side of the coin. We have successfully
> added regular Kindle devices to our collection for patrons to check out.
> However the Kindle Fire relies upon an active amazon account. If you were
> to circulate a Kindle Fire or have done it successfully, I would like to
> know how you did it without allowing the patron that checks out the device
> to utilize the active Amazon account.****
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> In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the Kindle
> Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the Kindle Fire has
> to have. Does that make sense?****
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> Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question?
>
> There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find
> it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search
> results lists and individual items.
>
> For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word
> "kindle" in the top search box.
>
> The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you
> click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC
> Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are
> populated.
>
> Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I
> and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the
> item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there.
>
> You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way
> to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries
> that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they
> did it.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Sharon
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> Sharon M. Foster
> Digital Resources Librarian
>
> "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man’s
> own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on
> every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of
> that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom
> Paine
>
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>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo <DCataldo at huntleylibrary.org>
> wrote:****
>
> Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library’s
> catalog for checkout to patrons?****
>
>  ****
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> I’d love to hear pros/cons.****
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> Thanks!****
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> Doug Cataldo****
>
> Marketing & Technology Specialist****
>
> Huntley Area Public Library****
>
> 11000 Ruth Road****
>
> Huntley, IL 60142****
>
> (847) 669-5386 ext. 29****
>
> dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org****
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> www.huntleylibrary.org****
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