[OPLINLIST] User Purge Standards

[Suzanne Robinson]

Thank you to all who answered, I appreciate the input!


Suzanne Robinson
Circulation Services Coordinator
Muskingum County Library System
220 N 5th Street
Zanesville OH 43701
740.453.0391, ext 112
muskingumlibrary.org
<http://muskingumlibrary.org/>


On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 11:58 AM Kathleen Webb <kwebbmml at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> We annually purge the patron records that have been inactive for three
> years.  However, we have learned that some patrons use only digital
> resources; their card appears to be inactive but they need to maintain a
> current library card for OverDrive, etc.  We make a note of "electronic
> users" so we don't remove that patron's record.  Our Board of Trustees
> authorized us to forgive fines except for items that have been sent to
> collections; we need to retain those records indefinitely or until resolved.
>
> Kathleen Webb
> Library Director
> Marvin Memorial Library
> 29 W. Whitney Avenue
> Shelby, OH  44875
> MarvinLibrary.org
> 419-347-5576 phone
> 419-347-7285 fax
> k <kwebbmml at gmail.com>webb at marvinlibrary.org
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Tabitha Sullivan via OPLINLIST <
> oplinlist at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>
>> Suzanne,
>>
>> We purge our patrons who have had no activity for 3 years. We do this
>> every year.  We include patrons who have fines(overdues) of $2.00 or less.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:27 AM Heather Miller via OPLINLIST <
>> oplinlist at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>> We use the following criteria: Inactive for more than 3 years, we do
>>> this yearly, I authorize fines of $25 or less to be waived (this does not
>>> include lost or damaged items).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> *Heather Miller | Director*
>>> Ashland Public Library
>>> 224 Claremont Ave.
>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=224+Claremont+Ave.+Ashland,+OH+44805&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> Ashland, OH 44805
>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=224+Claremont+Ave.+Ashland,+OH+44805&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> 419.289.8188 Ext. 609
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:16 AM Suzanne Robinson via OPLINLIST <
>>> oplinlist at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Our library is looking to update our User Purge Policy and I was
>>>> hoping some of you might be willing to share what criteria you use when
>>>> purging inactive patrons and how often your library does it.  Thanks, and
>>>> have a great day!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Suzanne Robinson
>>>> Circulation Services Coordinator
>>>> Muskingum County Library System
>>>> 220 N 5th Street
>>>> Zanesville OH 43701
>>>> 740.453.0391, ext 112
>>>> muskingumlibrary.org
>>>> <http://muskingumlibrary.org/>
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>>
>> --
>>  Tabitha Sullivan
>> Circulation Services Manager
>> Defiance Public Library
>> 320 Fort St
>> Defiance OH
>> 419-782-1456
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