Dear Sr & Members
I am working in a LAW FIRM, now the firm insists me on implementing the Library Policy. We have a librarian coming PART TIME. We have a good numbers of books in the library where the Advocates sit in the library refereing the book. Now the firm want to see to it that the books record should be maintained. I have maintain a REGISTER, but the advocates are not making a note of the books they and removing from the shelves.
I need your suggestion how do i go about in maintaing the register. I would like the register to be written by the advocates as an when they take the books.
KINDLY SUGGEST.
Regards,
Shiela Shetty
Manager HR
From Qatar, Doha
2I am working in a LAW FIRM, now the firm insists me on implementing the Library Policy. We have a librarian coming PART TIME. We have a good numbers of books in the library where the Advocates sit in the library refereing the book. Now the firm want to see to it that the books record should be maintained. I have maintain a REGISTER, but the advocates are not making a note of the books they and removing from the shelves.
I need your suggestion how do i go about in maintaing the register. I would like the register to be written by the advocates as an when they take the books.
KINDLY SUGGEST.
Regards,
Shiela Shetty
Manager HR
From Qatar, Doha
I would suggest you to visit a nearby Central library or a college library and talk to the librarian as to how he maintain the register and how ensures recording.. This would help you greatly.. rather solve the problem.
Rgds. Venkat
From India, Mumbai
Rgds. Venkat
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
Mr. Venkat has rightly said you can go to the near by Library and see how they work or there are many softwares available in market for managing Library function, you can ask some vendors to give you a brief on that.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
Mr. Venkat has rightly said you can go to the near by Library and see how they work or there are many softwares available in market for managing Library function, you can ask some vendors to give you a brief on that.
Cheers
Archna
From India, Delhi
Hi,
Look at it like this.
1) The library is a resource centre.
2) The advocates benefit from this centre.
3) It is in their interests to ensure that books are NOT lost, mishandled or tampered with in any form.
4) The library (and the books) must benefit a large number of user, present ones and the future ones.
The assignment given to you involves enforcing "discipline" without creating bitterness or reffeling any feathers. Normally the Librarian should be doing this herself/himself. Evidently, in this case he/she needs help and that's how you seem to have come into the picture.
Dealing with an educated class such as the advocates can be simple at one level or can be very tricky at another level. We have to choose an innocuous, seemingly harmless communication to achieve our objectives.
If I were you,
1) I would first meet the "seniors" amongst the borrowers individually and broach the topic to try and understand the reasons for their non-compliance with the system and either remove the obstacles in their path so that they finf it easy to follow the system abd then get them on my side to support the necessary discipline (call it streamlining the system, if you like!)
2) I would encourage discussion amongst the group of users only on the subject so that hopefully they adopt a self imposed committment to keep the records upto date on a regular basis.
3) I would bring it to the notice of all users of the library a few old (or current-if available) cases when out own brotheren had to suffer because the right books couldn't be traced when they were urgently required.
The above strategy should yield desired results in about four weeks (depending upon the frequency of book borrowing cycle). If however that does NOT happen then I have to restore the priority of maintaining the interests of the library at the highest level at the costs of rubbing some senior advocates also on thye wrong side! (I naturally hate to do that, but when one has to choose between the individual and the institution, I shall uphold the interests of the institution higher than that of the individual please!
When people do not respond to "reason", they invite imposed rules and sanctions and lose the right to complain. In any case is it wrong to expect the seniors-educated, experienced practicing advocates to set an example to others?
One of the two approaches has to yield results. Try it!
Regards
samvedan
November 10, 2006
From India, Pune
Look at it like this.
1) The library is a resource centre.
2) The advocates benefit from this centre.
3) It is in their interests to ensure that books are NOT lost, mishandled or tampered with in any form.
4) The library (and the books) must benefit a large number of user, present ones and the future ones.
The assignment given to you involves enforcing "discipline" without creating bitterness or reffeling any feathers. Normally the Librarian should be doing this herself/himself. Evidently, in this case he/she needs help and that's how you seem to have come into the picture.
Dealing with an educated class such as the advocates can be simple at one level or can be very tricky at another level. We have to choose an innocuous, seemingly harmless communication to achieve our objectives.
If I were you,
1) I would first meet the "seniors" amongst the borrowers individually and broach the topic to try and understand the reasons for their non-compliance with the system and either remove the obstacles in their path so that they finf it easy to follow the system abd then get them on my side to support the necessary discipline (call it streamlining the system, if you like!)
2) I would encourage discussion amongst the group of users only on the subject so that hopefully they adopt a self imposed committment to keep the records upto date on a regular basis.
3) I would bring it to the notice of all users of the library a few old (or current-if available) cases when out own brotheren had to suffer because the right books couldn't be traced when they were urgently required.
The above strategy should yield desired results in about four weeks (depending upon the frequency of book borrowing cycle). If however that does NOT happen then I have to restore the priority of maintaining the interests of the library at the highest level at the costs of rubbing some senior advocates also on thye wrong side! (I naturally hate to do that, but when one has to choose between the individual and the institution, I shall uphold the interests of the institution higher than that of the individual please!
When people do not respond to "reason", they invite imposed rules and sanctions and lose the right to complain. In any case is it wrong to expect the seniors-educated, experienced practicing advocates to set an example to others?
One of the two approaches has to yield results. Try it!
Regards
samvedan
November 10, 2006
From India, Pune
dear shiela
i agree to samvedan
you must have dialogue with adv and try make a point that as you are persons who see law every day but dont follow the law or system.
this emotional dialogue may have impact.
if they dont listen then a meeting with all office concern may be called and the non compliance may be discussed
at length.
At times few books may be purposefully kept missing which make them suffer for some time.
regards
manoj
i agree to samvedan
you must have dialogue with adv and try make a point that as you are persons who see law every day but dont follow the law or system.
this emotional dialogue may have impact.
if they dont listen then a meeting with all office concern may be called and the non compliance may be discussed
at length.
At times few books may be purposefully kept missing which make them suffer for some time.
regards
manoj
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