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:-) Well, I don't know that I would use the word "adorable", but it does warm my heart. I found, to my pleasure, that libraries were shredding the paper computer sign-up sheets every evening (or when they filled up). That was good. But then I found, to my displeasure, that they had a box on the table in the childrens' room where summer reading program kids wrote their name, school, and age, and that the box was not secured in any way from scrutiny by others. Gulp! So it's a mixed bag in most libraries. Plus, there's always a hoarder or two who will not get rid of obsolete records. One value of an audit is that timely record destruction becomes a *policy*. kc On 8/17/14, 11:54 AM, Debra Shapiro wrote: > Conversation between 2 instructional staff at a library school: > > Staff 1, “Say, I went down to our departmental library, and had to use the little paper slip to take out a book, because it’s summer and after hours. You have to fill in the book title, book bar code, and your own name & ID barcode. The fold the paper in half and stick it in a box. It’s got a little disclaimer on the bottom that the slip of paper will be destroyed as soon as the infor is entered into the system.” > > Staff 2, “That’s adorable.” > > > > > On Aug 15, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Jason Bengtson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Generally speaking, I think surveillance is wretched stuff. But there is a >> point at which the hand wringing becomes a bit much. > [log in to unmask] > Debra Shapiro > UW-Madison SLIS > Helen C. White Hall, Rm. 4282 > 600 N. Park St. > Madison WI 53706 > 608 262 9195 > mobile 608 712 6368 > FAX 608 263 4849 -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600