[ILL-L] Paperwork Retention vs. Patron Privacy

[Linda Wilkinson]

I discard mine after about one year after completion (due entirely to
storage space issues), and have never had any problems.  Being able to look
up "completed" requests has made things a lot easier in this regard, as
well.  

 

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Linda Wilkinson, ILL Coordinator
Southeastern Public Library System of OK
OCLC symbol: OKI

 <mailto:wilkinson at sepl.lib.ok.us> wilkinson at sepl.lib.ok.us 

 

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On Behalf Of Lynn Melchor
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:23 PM
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Subject: [ILL-L] Paperwork Retention vs. Patron Privacy

 

We have been retaining ILL request paperwork for the number of years
suggested by the ILL Code.

However, I've heard libraries mention they discard requests at the end of
the year, due to patron privacy issues.

Does anyone discard their requests frequently, and has it caused any
problems?

 

Thanks for your input!

Lynn Melchor

ILL Coordinator

Elon University (NEO)

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