<div dir="ltr">Good Morning! <div><br></div><div>Attached (and below) are the responses I received pertaining to Library Card Applications. Thank you to everyone who provided some insight on this question!</div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Library
Card Application Responses<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Does your library take paper library card
applications? Have you transitioned to online?<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Are paper copies kept on file? How long do you
keep them on file?<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Houghton
Lake Public Library </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">- </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">We do not use applications. We ask for ID and enter the
patron directly into the system. Additionally, we offer online
registration through our ILS. </span><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span>2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white">James White Library </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">- </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">Does your library
take paper library card applications? Have you transitioned to online? </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yes. Not yet, but we have a lot of
procedures in transition right now. <b>Are
paper copies kept on file? How long do you keep them on file?</b> Yes. 1-year
current, plus 1 year previous (I believe). I think we also keep expired
delinquent patrons on file. Of course, we are an academic library, and the bulk
(probably more than 90%) of our patrons do not have to apply for cards. They
are automatically uploaded into our patron load upon registration/employment. We
require local ID, and issue them within a 100-mile radius.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Eau
Claire District Library</span> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">-
We do still use paper application cards. Our staff enters the information
online while the patron is standing there, so if they have any questions (or
can't read the writing) they can get the correct information. We do keep the
cards and file them at the circulation desk. We usually keep them
forever. If we know that someone has moved, died or no longer is able to
use the library, we will pull them. That being said, we probably should go
through them and weed out people that haven't used the library in the past 10
years.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">Dickinson
County Library </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">- At Dickinson we
require a paper application be completed in person at the library. For
children under 18 we require the parent/guardian also sign the application in
person. We have the capability to allow patrons to sign up online
but we have not begun using that option. We keep the paper copies on file
unless the account is removed from the system. Users with no activity for
3 years and no fees over $5 are removed annually. That list is used to
purge the paper files. Otherwise, we keep the applications indefinitely.
<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>5.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">T.A.
Cutler Memorial Library </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">- We still require a
paper library card application. We do not issue any cards online at this time. We
keep paper copies on file until the patron record is deleted from the system
(approximately 4 to 5 years of inactivity on the account).<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>6.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49)">Elk
Rapids District Library </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">- <span style="background:white">We have a 3x5 registration card people fill out. We
keep them until three years after their card expires and then they are deleted
from the system and the card is shredded. We have to see a Drivers License or
State ID to issue a card so I can't figure out how that would work online.</span><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>7.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);background:white">Farmington Community Library </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">- We do both at this library. We have a Polaris ILS and
are able to have online registration in our PAC which is transferred into our
production server. Those patrons have two weeks to bring in current
picture identification. If they have not down so by that
time, their record is deleted. Patrons that walk into the
library fill out a paper application which is entered right then. If they
have current ID, they are issue a card immediately. If not, they get a
temporary card that expires <span tabindex="0" style="z-index: 0;"><span style="z-index: -1;">in one month. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></span></span></p><div><br></div>
Always, <br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#ff9900"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Shauna Quick</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small">Circulation Manager</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Brandon Township Public Library</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">304 South St.</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Ortonville, MI 48642</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">(248)627-1472</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#ff9900"><a href="mailto:squick@brandonlibrary.org" target="_blank">squick@brandonlibrary.org</a></font> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Shauna Quick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:squick@brandonlibrary.org" target="_blank">squick@brandonlibrary.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello collective mind!<div><br></div><div>Does your library take paper library card applications? Have you transitioned to online? </div><div><br></div><div>Are paper copies kept on file? How long do you keep them on file? </div><div><br></div><div>These are a few questions I am seeking answers to, in order to streamline our "getting a library card application" workflow for the staff side of our ILS.</div><div><br></div><div>Please email me off-list and I will be happy to put together a compilation of responses. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div> <br clear="all"><div><div class="m_8463168184326111781gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" color="#ff9900"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Shauna Quick</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small">Circulation Manager</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Brandon Township Public Library</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">304 South St.</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">Ortonville, MI 48642</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000">(248)627-1472</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font color="#ff9900"><a href="mailto:squick@brandonlibrary.org" target="_blank">squick@brandonlibrary.org</a></font> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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