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Re: Software to Track Loaned Equipment
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lyons, Andrew H)
Fri May 6 11:46:07 2011
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Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:45:41 -0400
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Kathy,
I agree with Erin. I have used the Voyager library circulation system at two schools (not here, though), and it is great for tracking loaned equipment. Loan durations and nag messages can be set based on the category of the item defined in the system. Having the bar code scanner tied in is handy too.
Andrew Lyons, IT Support Specialist
ITS Client Support Services
University at Albany
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From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Erin Nettifee
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:25 AM
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Subject: Re: Software to Track Loaned Equipment
At Duke, we jumped on with the bandwagon with our Library circulation system. It does everything for us. I'd encourage you to ask your library folks and see if you can do something with them.
Best,
Erin
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Erin Nettifee
Coordinator of Academic Support / Link Liaison Duke University Office of Information Technology erin.nettifee@duke.edu
(919) 668-4829 (desk)
On May 6, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Kathy Kellie wrote:
> We would like to get away from all the paper forms and automate
> looking for overdue equipment which is loaned out to students.
> I used an Access template one year but it was a disaster. The students
> workers who entered the information somehow lost records.
> Rather than make a homegrown database (don't have the time to create
> and test), I would like to purchase one that will read barcodes, keep
> an inventory, track who has the equipment and what is overdue.
> Anyone currently using a program to do this? I don't want to spend
> tons of money for this.
>
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