Barbara,
Is it possible to have a space reserved behind the desk for this person's
books? That way, the staff would know where the books were, and you would
encourage the person leaving books with notes to communicate directly what
he/she needs, thereby the demanding notes become in-person requests. If you
don't have a little shelf space in the work area, is there a desk in the
study/library area where the person can put the books and staff make a sign
indicating these are "Reserved"? Location shouldn't be a problem if you let
the person know this is your chief concern. We have a small library here,
but these methods have worked well for us. In any case, I would try to
encourage the person to communicate directly to the staff.
Molly Hutton
Chrysler Museum of Art
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> when users of an open stack library don't want to borrow volumes (or are
> not eligible to), but instead leave them on a table or in an unassigned
> carrel with a note asking that they not be reshelved? Do you honor the
> request? Indefinitely? Do you reshelve after a certain amount of time?
> Do you leave warning messages? If many volumes are "reserved" this way,
> eventually, do materials become difficult to locate? Thanks for any input
> you can give me.
>
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> Barbara E. Reed [log in to unmask]
> Art Librarian
> Dartmouth College phone 603-646-3831
> 6033 Carpenter Hall
> Hanover NH 03755-3570 fax 603-646-1218
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