• capybeby@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      14 days ago

      Primarily, yes. But also most libraries run a book through the check-in system when they pick it up. This marks in the system when and where the last time a book was touched was, which can be useful if it were to go missing. But mostly it’s so it doesn’t go in the wrong spot.

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        13 days ago

        Who is running check on on the return cart? Who has time for that?

        These a check in box in the back room. If it isn’t in there, and it has a label then It’s assumed to be part of the collection.

        Was a literal librarian for 6 years. Pay was shite so I left.

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          Um, idk we do. I work in a busy urban library and we (circ and librarians) check in everything we pick up. We do use RFID tags so that makes it pretty easy.