Archive for the 'self checkout' Category

Privacy and Self Check Out

September 23rd, 2007

Chronicles of Dissent - “With self-check, patrons can come pick up books they reserve without having to wait on line or for librarian assistance. The problem with self-check is that libraries put the reserved books out where they are available to everyone and with the patron’s name on the tag, allowing anyone [...]

Self-Checkout Redux

August 1st, 2007

Two views on the Seattlest piece.

Does Self-Checkout Make Libraries Less Friendly?

July 30th, 2007

Seattlest - “Our evidence: right around the time we switched to the University branch, self-checkout appeared in the library. There were hitches — we had a particularly memorable experience where it took us 10 minutes and the help of two staff members to check out seven pieces of library material. But self-checkout improved, and we [...]