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Several questions instantly popped up for me (and I’m sure more will as I continue thinking about it) – how do you determine what books are going to be selected for this machine? Hot topics? Best seller lists? New releases?
Also, does it require multiple copies of a book, or can you expand your selection by having only one copy of each title? Is this just for big library use, or is this something smaller libraries could use? I can only imagine the cost since even basic book drop bins can cost hundreds of dollars or more.
As for the book return, since the book is inside a cassette box, how can it tell what item is being returned? If the barcode or identifying scan is on the cassette, how can you be sure the correct book is put into the correct case? What is the item check out limit per patron?
Very cool.
Today is the first day of Graduate school. Officially. Oh my!
Luckily, I’m already ‘in the mode’ thanks to the onsite orientation about two weeks ago. Since then, I’ve cleaned and organized my artroom, cleared a space where I can easily read and write, and where tools and supplies are readily accessible. Maybe I’m one of those people, but for a little over a week now I’ve been watching the first few lectures, completed my first reading assignment, and taken notes (…and taken notes, and taken notes…)
I’ve been keeping up to date with the 23 things blog on SLJ, but I haven’t been posting response entries because they’re skills I’m already utilizing so it’s not as high a priority to sit down and write a reflection post when there’s other more pressing things that need to get done before I really have no time to do them now that school has started.
As a personal goal, however, I would like to continue blogging as I continue my studies; and I am sure the crunched time will help me to focus and write down what it is I want to say without having to take the long way to get there. READ: I want to make a habit of shorter entries. (“and there was much rejoicing… ALL: yay! yay!”)
Happy School Days, everyone!
