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your reading history. ( A list of books you've checked out.) Ours is now offering this and I can think of reasons to opt in, but I'm also a little leery of anyone keeping lists about me or my kids. However, I can see it coming in handy if I forget to write down some of the books we've read on a particular topic.
What would you do?
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Boy, Anita, I can think of reasons not to, but I've often thought it would be helpful.
I only just thought of this as an option for myself, but our library gives a receipt of all the books out when you check out. If you had a place to keep those, you might be able to easily keep your own running tab for reference without sacrificing your privacy.
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Well ours does that automatically I've never thought deeply about it, mmm.
Our library has recently hooked into technology  and we can now reserve online and I can also log in and see my card history. Pretty handy when I am trying to remember just what history book we used for X topic. Like Lindsay we also receive a 'ticker tape' of books checked out, that's useful too, if you use it 
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Erin wrote:
Well ours does that automatically I've never thought deeply about it, mmm.
Our library has recently hooked into technology and we can now reserve online and I can also log in and see my card history. Pretty handy when I am trying to remember just what history book we used for X topic. Like Lindsay we also receive a 'ticker tape' of books checked out, that's useful too, if you use it |
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We've had the online catalog for a while, but they just added the "history" option. In the disclosure, it does say that, if subpoenaed, they will provide the information. (Patriot Act allows this). I can't think of any reason anybody would subpoena my records, but lots of things have happened that I never thought I would see.
I was thinking that being able to go back and jog my memory about certain books would be helpful. Oh, and those receipts, I don't like them. I need less paper, not more .
Thanks for the input. More thinking to do.
Anita
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Less paper option.. we can sign up for reminders by email for when books are due.. if you made a folder and a rule to move those to one location you'd have a record that way without paper. 
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Anita--I'm with you on the less paper! I have asked SEVERAL times for our library to stop automatically printing out a receipt when you check out.
JodieLyn...what a GREAT idea for keeping track of that info!
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JodieLyn wrote:
| Less paper option.. we can sign up for reminders by email for when books are due.. if you made a folder and a rule to move those to one location you'd have a record that way without paper. |
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Yes, we use that, too and love the reminders. The email folder idea is a good one. I like it!! I think my email can "pre-sort" so to speak and automatically send them there, now. Thanks.
Anita
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