[Publib] Cell Phones for Staff

[Michael Golrick]

Hi-

At both my current an recent jobs you can often find me with two cell phones. One is the "work" phone and the other is the "personal" phone. The reason why I have made that decision is that the records of phone calls on the work phone are subject to Freedom of Information Act/Public Records disclosures. In one community, the local newspaper requested, fought, and got the phone log for the Mayor's city-paid cell phone. There were repercussions.

This also helps keep the personal life and the work life separate. I make it a point to use the work phone for only work items. Anything even vaguely personal takes place on the personal cell phone.

It is free advice, worth exactly what you paid for it!

Michael

http://michaelgolrick.blogspot.com 



Michael A. Golrick
Library Director
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
400 Eau Claire Street
Eau Claire WI 54701
voice: 715/839.5001
fax: 715/839.3822
mailto:michaelg at eauclaire.lib.wi.us


>>> "David King" <davidleeking at gmail.com> 2/7/2007 11:14 AM >>>
Question - what do libraries do for staff who want/need cell phones as part
of their job? Do you buy them for staff, do you have a policy limiting use
to just work-related things, do you pay back a certain dollar amount when
staff use personal cell phones for work-related things...

What does your library do?

Thanks in advance!

-- 
David King
davidleeking.com - blog
http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog