[Publib] patron information

[Kathleen McCorkle]

I think it has to do with emergency calls.
My cell has a Houston area code and
I live 12 hours away in Kansas.
If I called whatever # it is for
emergency mine would be answered
by the Houston call center.
It takes a few or maybe more
than a few minutes to get the call
routed to the right place in KS
to get me the emergency
service I would need and for
them to find me.

Kat

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynne Ingersoll" <lingersoll at blueislandlibrary.org>
To: "'King, Jamie'" <Jamie.King at flr.follett.com>; "'John'" 
<jrichmond at alphapark.org>; <publib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Publib] patron information


> My cell phone has an Indiana area code.  Of course, I never turn the thing
> on unless I am making a call.
>
> I believe we ask for a reference phone number in addition to whatever 
> number
> the patron gives us.  We can list at least two numbers and maybe more. 
> When
> I take hold requests, I just always ask if the phone number is new or a
> number other than that given to us originally.  If so, I take the new 
> number
> and add it.  If it is out of our area code, I'll ask if it's a cell phone.
>
> I was just reading something yesterday about all cell phones made after 
> 2005
> being required by law to have GPS chips, regardless of whether the 
> purchaser
> knows or wants one or not.  Why does someone (or the government) think 
> they
> have the right to know where we are all the time?  And what if the phone 
> is
> stolen and used by someone else?  How can cell phone records be seen as 
> "the
> new DNA" (which is a quote from the article)?  Doesn't anyone care about
> individual privacy any more?  We're told this is for our protection (like
> the ads now running for On-Star in cars) but the other side of the coin is
> lots darker and more ominous.  And I don't buy the argument that "if 
> you're
> not doing something wrong, you won't mind".  I am not, and I do!!!
>
> Monday's mini-rant
>
> Lynne S. Ingersoll
> Reference Services Manager
> Technical Services Manager
> Blue Island Public Library
> 2433 York Street
> Blue Island, IL 60406
> (708) 388-1078 x20
> (708) 388-9301 Fax
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
> On Behalf Of King, Jamie
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:33 AM
> To: John; publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Publib] isbns & patron information (unrelated)
>
> John,
>
> I think you might have to just accept disappearing acts will happen
> sometimes.  Have you really noticed that happening more with cell-only
> people?  I'd be surprised if that's the case.  I'd think someone having
> an out-of-town cell number would indicate they were planning on keeping
> it for a while, so you'd be *more* likely to contact them if they left
> town.  That's just an assumption though.  As long as a new patron has to
> verify his address, isn't that enough to prove they actually live there?
>
> A Pew Research Center study indicates 14% of Americans use only cell
> phones (no landline).  I'm one of them, and so are many of my friends.
> I got my cell phone number when I lived in another state, and I couldn't
> think of any reason to change it when I moved.  I'm pretty sure I'd be
> annoyed if my library insisted on having my work (or any other) number,
> especially if I knew they weren't asking everybody for that.
>
>
> Jennie,
>
> I'm curious as to why you insist on a home number if a person just wants
> to give you a cell.  Is it because you consider cell phones to be more
> temporary?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jamie King
> Cataloging Services
> Follett Library Resources
> McHenry, IL
>
>
>
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