On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 05:42:23PM -0400, Nicholas Rosasco said:
Or even worse someone returns a dvd case without the dvd in it, the data is anonymised, now someone has a free dvd. Perhaps. Don't we have (or shouldn't we have?) a function that returns permits "who has this now" checks on a barcode. Most library circulation staff (with perishable items :) like DVDs, etc) open the box/case before running it through the return function -- a "who has" would let them check w/out removing the item.
Yep we can certainly find out who has an item now. And presently we can find out who last had the item. I dont want to lose that function. Damage to a book may be found after it has been returned (librarians dont really have time to check every item as its returned for damage, so they may miss one) Hope this makes sense. And thanks everyone for your contributions to this discussion its really helped me understand the issue a lot better. Chris -- Chris Cormack Programmer 025 500 789 Katipo Communications Ltd chris@katipo.co.nz www.katipo.co.nz