relation: https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/1172/
title: Secure Exit, or, Shortening that Line to Leave the Library
creator: Sway, Hank
subject: Aleph
description: Several libraries at Harvard University have security desks at their entrances. Guards routinely check each Harvard-owned item leaving the library to make sure that it has been properly checked out. In this past, this was done by checking the due-date stamp in the back of each book. However, with several libraries recently installing self-checkout kiosks, we can no longer assume that each legitimately checked-out item has such a stamp. This year, Harvard Library Technology Services developed an application called Secure Exit that allows guards to scan item barcodes into a simple web interface to see if the item is checked out in Aleph. The application queries Aleph via the X-Server; checks a variety of configurable criteria (loan status, item status, patron status); and presents a simple "go / no go" message to the guard. This presentation will describe the features of the application in detail and delve into its technical underpinnings.
date: 2014-05-02
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
language: en
identifier: https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/1172/1/Secure_Exit.pptx
identifier: Sway, Hank (2014) Secure Exit, or, Shortening that Line to Leave the Library. In: ELUNA 2014, April 29 - May 2, 2014, Montreal.