VINE: Volume 27 Issue 1
Table of contents
Self‐service in libraries: an overview
Krister LagerborgAn overview article about self‐service ought to start with a definition of the concept. Although many of us have some idea of what constitutes self‐service, it is difficult to…
The SELF project: an investigation into the provision of self‐service facilities for library users
Peter BrophyThe European Commission SELF project enabled an international team of researchers to explore the potential for self‐service systems in libraries, to examine existing systems in…
Self‐issue and self‐return — system selection and performance at the University of Sunderland
Janet StaffordSelf‐service has wide‐ranging implications for the management and delivery of library services. It affects staff and users, system development and integration, library planning…
3M Self Issue terminal at Maidenhead Library
Noeleen CookmanMaidenhead Library was the first public library in the UK to introduce a 3M Self Issue terminal. This article outlines the necessary preparation, the problems and advantages of…
Self‐service in Cologne Public Library
Uwe BeckerIn October 1994, Cologne Public Library started using eight self‐service units for issues and returns in the central library. Two cash units were added in January 1996. The…
TOR‐IN and TOR‐OUT — a Swedish automated system for issuing and returning library books
Maj‐Stina PeterssonThis article describes the use of TOR‐IN and TOR‐OUT self‐issue and return systems in the public library in Ronneby, Sweden, as a means of improving working conditions and…
The self‐service system in Toensberg Public Library, Norway
Vigdis Gjelstad JakobsenThe TOR system, as operated by Toensberg Public Library in Norway, is discussed in this article, with particular reference to its ability to improve conditions for both staff and…
Good value for money or “caveat emptor!”: self‐issue revisited
Peter KetleyBradford University Library was the first academic library in the United Kingdom to offer a self‐issue facility to its users. This article updates VINE 92 (September 1993) by…
Electronic access to fiction
Andrew MacEwanIf library users are expected to reserve, renew, issue and return books without the intervention of library staff, they must surely be expected to select the items themselves as…