Comments on: Libraries to Start Being Spammers? http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/libraries-to-start-being-spammers/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sun, 27 May 2012 13:17:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Laura Vivanco http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/libraries-to-start-being-spammers/#comment-89871 Laura Vivanco Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:46:51 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/05/libraries-to-start-being-spammers/#comment-89871 I'm in the UK and my local library does have a computerised system, so I can renew books online, but books are also stamped out manually. The university library has switched over to a new system which means that there's no ink stamping into the book (you do get a paper receipt), but I think they did that in large part for convenience, because that way the students can check the books out themselves at times of night when there aren't many librarians around, whereas the local council-run libraries are fully staffed at all times when borrowing is allowed. I’m in the UK and my local library does have a computerised system, so I can renew books online, but books are also stamped out manually. The university library has switched over to a new system which means that there’s no ink stamping into the book (you do get a paper receipt), but I think they did that in large part for convenience, because that way the students can check the books out themselves at times of night when there aren’t many librarians around, whereas the local council-run libraries are fully staffed at all times when borrowing is allowed.

]]> By: Kathleen_MacIver http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/libraries-to-start-being-spammers/#comment-89673 Kathleen_MacIver Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:13:55 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/05/libraries-to-start-being-spammers/#comment-89673 You know what first occurred to me? The UK libraries obviously don't have their book system computerized like so many libraries here, do. It's been YEARS since I checked out a library book that had the due date stamped in it! You have to look on your receipt or log in online to find your due date. So unless they start including advertisements on their websites... Oops... that's probably next. You know what first occurred to me? The UK libraries obviously don’t have their book system computerized like so many libraries here, do. It’s been YEARS since I checked out a library book that had the due date stamped in it! You have to look on your receipt or log in online to find your due date. So unless they start including advertisements on their websites…

Oops… that’s probably next.

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