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Finding the Easy( er ) Button: Simplified Withdrawals for a Multi-Campus Library System

Explore effective strategies to streamline the withdrawal process for libraries across multiple campuses. This presentation by Sofia Slutskaya and Amy Eklund from Georgia Perimeter College discusses the evolution of withdrawal procedures before and after 2012. The session will review policies, provide insight into the roles in the withdrawal process, and highlight tools like Pick and Scan for efficient item management. Gain access to useful resources, including policy manuals, and understand how these practices can enhance circulation operations and reporting for library systems.

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Finding the Easy( er ) Button: Simplified Withdrawals for a Multi-Campus Library System

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  1. Finding the Easy(er) Button: Simplified Withdrawals for a Multi-Campus Library System Sofia Slutskaya and Amy Eklund, Georgia Perimeter College GUGM, Middle Georgia State College, May 15, 2014

  2. GPC Background 17K FTE, 5 campus libraries, central tech svcs Count of Withdrawn Items, by Fiscal Year

  3. Roles in WD Process

  4. WD Process Steps, Before 2012 & After

  5. Policies/Procedures Links • Georgia Surplus Property Manual (may be different applications at each USG institution) See 17.1 “Other Disposal Methods” and 17.4 “Unique Disposal Items – Books”http://doas.ga.gov/StateLocal/Surplus/Docs_Surplus_General/GASurplusPropertyManual.pdf • GPC Circulation Policy Manual: Collection Management http://guides.gpc.edu/content.php?pid=78796&sid=583626 • GPC Collection Development Policy: DeselectionCriteria http://guides.gpc.edu/content.php?pid=109251&sid=2479714 • GPC Creating Lists in Pick and Scan http://guides.gpc.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=1108309 • GPC Marking Items Withdrawn in Pick and Scan http://guides.gpc.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=27532 • GPC Technical Services Procedure for Withdrawals http://guides.gpc.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=857266

  6. WD Reports Monthly Reports by FY Totals

  7. WD Reports • Item count (Campus and Total ) • Items titles and barcodes Also by material type

  8. Pick and Scan Done by campus circ staff

  9. WD Status in OPAC GIL-Find Display GIL Classic Display

  10. WD Status in Circ. Still connected to a patron record Fines, fees, due date and other circ. information is still attached

  11. Gary Strawn’s Location Changer -http://www.library.northwestern.edu/public Profiles for different tasks Change big batches of records Barcodes (from WD reports )

  12. Gary Strawn’s Location Changer Items statuses can be changed Both suppressing and deleting is available

  13. Location Changer Logs • OCLC deletes.txt • VgerLoc.20140501.080903.Log.txt

  14. Pros & Cons

  15. Amy Eklund amy.eklund@gpc.edu Sofia Slutskaya sofia.slutskaya@gpc.edu

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