[Koha] Help - Patrons Deletions- best practice

[Sawers, Colin]

I think this would depend on local law but here in the UK most libraries would delete expired borrowers after a period of time to follow data protection guidance.  More information here:

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-5-retention/

Thanks

Best Regards

Colin

Colin Sawers BA (Hons) MCLIP MInstLM
Learning Resources Manager
Chesterfield College

01246 500518 (or 500500 ext. 1518)
sawersc at chesterfield.ac.uk
www.chesterfield.ac.uk

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-----Original Message-----
From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of vanda koha
Sent: 21 March 2017 10:07
To: SATISH
Cc: Koha
Subject: Re: [Koha] Help - Patrons Deletions- best practice

Hi Satish,

I have worked in a College library and we have never erased the patrons from our databese: we just blocked the students access when they finished their course. As simple as that. I think that's the best policy. Imagnie that later on they decide to attend another course: you'll just have to enable them/give them access to circulation, you do not have to register them all over again. Besides, at any moment you may want to extract some statistics from your database, and those patrons whether they have finissed their course or not are part of your library history.

Best regards

Vanda

2017-03-21 7:35 GMT+00:00 SATISH <lis4satish at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> Your answers will be highly appreciated. Kindly share your best practices.
>
> On 17 March 2017 at 12:41, SATISH <lis4satish at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Currently With Koha 16.5/Package Installation/ Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop 
> > /
> >
> > Since last six months I am using Koha  (production / live)  in the
> Library.
> > Now, one batch of students are going to complete their course on 
> > coming May 2017.
> > I have  to stop/ block such students' access for circulation facility.
> > (anyhow, expiration date exist for the batch)
> >
> > What are the standard procedures across the libraries following ..
> >
> > 1. Do you delete the patrons when students complete their course ?
> >
> > 2. If retained, what could be the problems? / Or Should not be deleted?
> >
> > 3. If some verification needed in circulation history, will it be 
> > available in future  as well?
> >
> > 4. Or any other best practice with patron management that you 
> > follow, kindly share ?
> >
> >
> >
> > With Thanks
> > Satish MV
> > Librarian
> > Govt. Engineering College, Hassan
> > Karnataka
> >
> >
> >
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