eprintid: 1172
rev_number: 10
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dir: disk0/00/00/11/72
datestamp: 2014-06-30 15:01:14
lastmod: 2016-05-27 21:07:15
status_changed: 2014-06-30 15:01:14
type: conference_item
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creators_name: Sway, Hank
title: Secure Exit, or, Shortening that Line to Leave the Library
ispublished: pub
subjects: aleph
divisions: eluna_conf
abstract: 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
date_type: published
full_text_status: public
pres_type: lecture
event_title: ELUNA 2014
event_location: Montreal
event_dates: April 29 - May 2, 2014
event_type: conference
refereed: FALSE
citation: Sway, Hank (2014) Secure Exit, or, Shortening that Line to Leave the Library. In: ELUNA 2014, April 29 - May 2, 2014, Montreal.
document_url: https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/1172/1/Secure_Exit.pptx