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September 08, 2005
President Hundert Checks Out New KSL Service
Yesterday the Kelvin Smith Library unveiled its newest service, a self-check-out machine, made by the 3-M Company, which enables library users to check out regular circulating materials without waiting in line at the main service desk. It will also be available 24/7, so you'll be able to check out circulating materials (but not reserve or OhioLINK books) during the overnight hours when library staff are not present. The library has been wanting one of these machines for years, and it was this year funded by the Provost's office. We thank Dr. Anderson for his support in providing this new service.
President Hundert was in the library this afternoon and was one of the first to try out the new machine. Karen Oye, Head of Customer Service, helped him the first time. Vice Provost Kathryn Karipides was the interested onlooker.
Ask at the KSL main service desk for more information.
(Note: This blog entry was originally posted with the title "President Hundert Checks Out." It was pointed out to me that some might be confused by this humorous play on library jargon. I regret any confusion that might have been caused. The entries in this blog, while all related to KSL and Case, do not necessarily represent any official viewpoint of the Kelvin Smith Library or the university. They reflect a personal spin on factual information about the library and its services.)
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Posted by tdr at September 8, 2005 05:21 PM
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And the question everyone wants to ask is: "What did Hundert check out?" But that would violate confidentiality ;)
On the serious side, though, this sounds wonderful. I can think of quite a few times in my career where this would have been very useful.
Posted by: Nicole Sharp at September 8, 2005 05:42 PM
In the interest of full disclosure, we were using several sample books out of the general KSL collection for demonstration purposes. So he didn't really check out anything. We checked the samples out to him, then after he left, we checked them back in.
Posted by: Tim Robson at September 8, 2005 11:06 PM