[PADG:1165] RE: security/welcome desk query

["Dannis Mitchell" <dmitch@xxxxxxxxx>]

At Cal State San Marcos we have 3M security gates at the 2nd and 3rd
floor entrances/exits of the library.  This means each piece of library
material must be security stripped.  When the item is checked out the
strip is desensitized.  When it is returned it is sysentized again.
This works quite well for us.  These gates are located near the
circulation desks.  We also have a voice alarm that goes off if someone
tries to exit without checking an item out.  It tells them to return to
the check out desk. 


Dannis L. Mitchell 
Preservation/Donations

Kellogg Library 
Cal State San Marcos 
San Marcos, CA 92096 

phone 760-750-4334 
fax 760-750-3330


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-padg@xxxxxxx [mailto:owner-padg@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yvonne
Carignan
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:27 AM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Cc: wdn@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:1164] security/welcome desk query

Colleagues,

I would appreciate help with the issue of staffing a security/welcome 
desk at the front door of a large academic library.  My questions
include:
1)How does your library keep books from being stolen by simply walking 
out the front door? 
2)Would you share statistics about how many times book theft is 
prevented by a guard or monitor, or other related statistics?
3)Any arguments you or your colleagues have used to upgrade front door 
security.

Thanks very much,

Yvonne

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Yvonne Carignan
Head of Preservation
University of Maryland 
McKeldin Library
College Park, MD 20742

carignan@xxxxxxx
(301) 405-9343
(301) 314-9971 FAX