Comments on: Libraries and Parents and Children http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/07/26/libraries-and-parents-and-children or, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/07/26/libraries-and-parents-and-children#comment-25004 Brian Herzog Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:06:34 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=163#comment-25004 Thank you for the tip about the birth date field. We were still considering that, but I'll pass your information along. I'll post here whatever approach we decide on. Thank you for the tip about the birth date field. We were still considering that, but I’ll pass your information along.

I’ll post here whatever approach we decide on.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/07/26/libraries-and-parents-and-children#comment-24865 Lynn Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:54:44 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=163#comment-24865 Hi Brian, You've come up with some interesting ideas to deal with this issue. I administer a Horizon system as well and we do use the birth date field. However, the system cannot use it to automatically block minors from checking out adult movies. Circulation staff members at my current place of work enforce ratings restrictions in accordance with Saskatchewan law (ratings are legally-binding here). We also brightly label all non-exempt movies with the appropriate ratings sticker - again, in accordance with the law. I hope you find a solution that works for you and your patrons. Hi Brian, You’ve come up with some interesting ideas to deal with this issue. I administer a Horizon system as well and we do use the birth date field. However, the system cannot use it to automatically block minors from checking out adult movies.

Circulation staff members at my current place of work enforce ratings restrictions in accordance with Saskatchewan law (ratings are legally-binding here). We also brightly label all non-exempt movies with the appropriate ratings sticker - again, in accordance with the law.

I hope you find a solution that works for you and your patrons.

]]> By: Remaining Relevant » Blog Archive » Thirteen to child in 1.4 seconds http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/07/26/libraries-and-parents-and-children#comment-24834 Remaining Relevant » Blog Archive » Thirteen to child in 1.4 seconds Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:03:15 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=163#comment-24834 [...] The issue of restricting or regulating access to library content is not a new one. But Brian’s recent experience has put it on my mind again: The mother was angry that her child could have checked out such a movie, and didn’t understand why the library wasn’t enforcing the MPAA movie ratings. [...] [...] The issue of restricting or regulating access to library content is not a new one. But Brian’s recent experience has put it on my mind again: The mother was angry that her child could have checked out such a movie, and didn’t understand why the library wasn’t enforcing the MPAA movie ratings. [...]

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