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Dear ARLIS friends,

Thanks to all who contributed information when I submitted questions
for small or branch art and architecture libraries. I tallied
responses from 15 libraries. I will be glad to share further
information if anyone wishes to write me.

The general and summarized
results are below:

Question # 1
What are the policies concerning the circulation of current journal
issues?

Special permission for scanning seemed to be the norm, with anywhere
from 2-8 hours allowed as  the charge period. 2 libraries did not allow
current issues to circulate.

Question # 2
What are the policies concerning the circulation of bound journals?

Some bound journals went out with special permission only, some for 1 day or ove
others went out for 3 days to grads and faculty only, some shared the current is
policies, and some were not allowed to circulate.

Question # 3
How are temporary or non-book items managed?

The general response was to barcode or tag everything so it could be
processed and circulated electronically. Some libraries still use a manual
check out based on special permission for AV equipment.

Question # 4
What employee schedules are used for nights and weekends? How are
student employees deployed?

Excerpts from some of the responses:

staff
2 staff +lab tech
staff-8 to 5
staff til 4:30
4 staff weekdays
?      ( weekdays?)
staff 1 evening a week
flex schedule 2 staff
staff weekdays til 5
staff weekdays til 5
what staff?
staff til 5-ish

students
rotate nights and weekends
nights and weekends
days, nights and weekends
11 part time students
nights and weekends
nights and weekends
nights and weekends
nights and weekends
nights and weekends
days, nights and weekends

Question #5
How are small libraries managing image databases, Web sites and other
technological innovations?

Most who responded are managing their web sites themselves, or
relying on the parent institution's computer staff. Taking the needed
time for web site maintenance was often mentioned as a difficulty.

Several mentioned that they were using some type of electronic reserves
system, or were planning to implement one.
3 libraries had image database managers / slide managers who worked
on projects. 2 mentioned a need for or a search for a database
manager.