[ISLMA-Share] inventory

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I don't do inventory anymore.  I do run the shelves, putting books in
order, and making sure none have snuck behind.  I rarely have a student
claim he or she has returned a book that they are being charged for.
Inventory takes so long, and I can't justify the time for the benefits.
When I had an assistant to help, we could inventory pretty quickly, but
alone it takes many many (wasted) hours. If books are missing, they are
missing.  The fact that the inventory tells me they are missing isn't
terribly important.


Annette Mills

School Librarian

Triad High School

703 E. Highway 40

Troy, IL 62294

annette.mills at tcusd2.org

(618)667-5409x7120

On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I complete inventory (using inventory function of Destiny) during second
> semester finals every year. For me, it is a snapshot in time when I know
> where things are. We routinely find lost books, seriously misshelved books,
> books with cataloging errors, etc. This makes the time very well spent.
>
> Inventory is only for my sake, although I could see how it would be
> helpful to report up the ladder that 99.99% (or whatever your percentage
> turns out to be) of LMC materials are accounted for.
>
>
> *~Monica TolvaLibrary media specialistGoogle Educator Vernon Hills High
> School847-932-2039 <847-932-2039> monica.tolva at d128.org
> <monica.tolva at d128.org> *
> Currently reading *And Again
> <http://titlepeek.fsc.follett.com/tp/query?action=3&subnumber=1206365&isbn=9781501116100&appid=4>* by
> Jessica Chiarella (VHHS '05)
> Also re-reading the D128 Union contract
> <https://sites.google.com/site/d128union/union-contract>
> Currently listening to *The Art of Secrets
> <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18267068-the-art-of-secrets> *by
> James Klise
>
> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> How often does everyone do a complete inventory of the print materials in
>> their library? Do you do this at the end of the year or during the school
>> year?  Is your inventory information reported to others, or do you use it
>> primarily to update your collection records?  Want to get a feel for how
>> others handle this task!
>>
>> Brooke Fleuette
>> Mercer County High School
>>
>> Currently reading: These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
>> Currently listening to: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
>>
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