[ILL-L] Borrowing of materials and Sensitizing/Desensitizing

[Joe Ellison]

In our case, the objection is that we have no equipment to 
resensitize. Many years ago, the Northwestern's library bought the 
type of system that cannot be de-/re-sensitized. All books, including 
our own, are passed to the exit attendant when people leave the 
library. If someone manages to desensitize our books, we can't 
resensitize them.

Joe Ellison
Document Delivery Assistant, Transportation Library (OCLC symbol JCR)
Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston, IL  60208-2300
phone: (847)491-8600, fax: (847)491-8601
j-ellison at northwestern.edu
ARIEL: 129.105.19.35 or staff019035.library.northwestern.edu
Visit the Transportation Library: 
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation

At 08:03 AM 10/15/2007, you wrote:
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>I'm do not understand the objection some libraries seem to have to 
>other libraries desensitizing their books.  We have to desensitize 
>material passing through the security gates or the gate would 
>lock.  Yes, we could hand the books to the students, which wouldn't 
>be a big deal, but that would be highly impractical to do for the 
>mail or UPS pick ups.  We keep the book sensitized until a the 
>person requesting the book shows an ID, then we desensitize.
>
>Joyce Adams Brannan
>Technical Services Librarian
>Julia Tutwiler Library, Station 12
>University of West Alabama
>(205) 652-3677
>jbrannan at uwa.edu