[PW] ? Special Collections with borrowing privileges

[Dusty Gres]

 Jeff,
We have a large, valuable genealogical collection with quite a few rare
works.  Several of our staff over the years have used items in the
collection to do personal research for publication and for private work for
patrons.  Our policy, set by the Board, is that when the staff is using the
collection for personal reasons, the staff member is a patron and must
follow patron policies.  Nothing goes through the door. No special
privileges, period. When the staff member is doing research and indexing for
the library, the item is allowed to be taken from the special collection to
the main library where most of that work is done, but never home. Work for
the library is done at the library on library time.
Dusty


Dusty Gres, Director
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Hdq: Vidalia-Toombs County Library
610 Jackson Street
Vidalia, GA 30474
PH: (912) 537-9283
FAX: (912) 537-3735
EMAIL: gresd at ohoopeelibrary.org
WEB: http://www.ohoopeelibrary.org

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Cramer, Jeff
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:02 AM
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Subject: [PW] ? Special Collections with borrowing privileges

Dear Colleagues,



I was wondering if any of you have special collections, or other
non-circulating collections, from which staff are allowed to borrow, and, if
so, what parameters you set up for use of the material, etc. This has been
an on-going question here and I’d like to see what other libraries may be
doing. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.



Thanks. - -Jeff



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