[ISLMA-Share] Fall Inventory

[Jacob Roskovensky]

I like to do that inventory at the end of the year to catch books that are
checked out, but are actually on the shelf.  I feel it gives the student
records a cleaner status going into summer.

jpr

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Annette Mills <annette.mills at tcusd2.org>
wrote:

> Since I became a solo librarian -- they took my assistant away -- I've not
> done inventory at all.  When I analyzed the information I got from doing an
> inventory, I decided it was information that I didn't need.  I already know
> which books are checked out or lost. The inventory tells me which books are
> missing. But I didn't really do anything with that information.  As the
> year goes on and I couldn't find a book, I'd mark it missing. But
> otherwise, what difference does that make?
>
> What IS important is getting the shelves in order. Last year I did this
> after school got out.  Big mistake.  Right before school started, they had
> to empty and move a big section of shelving. They didn't tell me, and the
> books were not kept in order, so I had a huge task at the beginning of the
> year getting everything sorted out again.  So, I think  I'll wait until
> right before school starts to run the shelves this year.
>
> Just my two cents....
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Michelle Shippy <mshippy at dakota201.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm finishing my third year as the school librarian for our district.  My
>> predecessor had always closed all of the building libraries the last week
>> of school to complete inventory in May/June, so that's the procedure I've
>> followed so far.  Every summer our elementary library is open sporadically
>> to host various summer library programming planned by a handful of
>> elementary teachers.  I've trained these volunteers how to check-in and
>> check-out materials and given them a crash course in reading the shelves.
>> Long story short, the elementary library is a mess at the beginning of the
>> next school year, negating a lot of work that my aides complete at the end
>> of the school year with inventory. I am toying with the idea of completing
>> inventory in August.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am wondering if any of you can add your two cents (or more) about
>> completing inventory in the fall rather than the spring.  I'd like to hear
>> both positive and negative experiences, so I can make an informed
>> decision.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>>
>>
>> Michelle Shippy
>>
>> Dakota CUSD #201
>>
>> District Librarian
>>
>> mshippy at dakota201.com
>>
>> 815-449-2812 x184
>>
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>
> Annette Mills
>
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>
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Jacob P. Roskovensky

Library Media Specialist,
Charleston High School

Membership Function Representative,
Illinois School Library Media Association

1615 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 639- 5012

CHLE-ZCH

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