[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Lending Library?

[steve camuti]

Hi Jim et. al,
I am jumping into this discussion very beyond the start... sorry. I would
like to help with the Library. Out of a previously expressed desire to help
with the library, I have been named Librarian, despite my lack of experience
in this role. Before we moved to 2169, I got the G4 iMac (the "desklamp"
800Mhz iMac) that is sitting on the coffee table in front of the lime
colored couch donated to the space. I also donated my copy of Delicious
Library and scanned nearly all the books already housed on the metal
shelving.

Concerns about a lack of Open Source Free Software aside, Delicious Library
addresses much of the concerns expressed in this thread. If the MacMini
previously mentioned would like to be donated, feel free to. I would be
happy to contribute my time again to scan the rest of the library in. (I can
get a projected barcode scanner to speed this process along. A modded cuecat
was insufficient.)

What needs to happen for the library to come together in its new location?
Can I help with this?

-Steve C
Mooch

On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 4:46 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:

>
>
>   i think my response was pretty good. we're talking
> the problem out (as good consensors should) so's to
> address each of our concerns. note it reflects my
> understanding per conversations with those who seemed
> to care at the time.
>
>   my big concern is that the noisebridge library is
> of high value: useful to each of us because of the
> value of the contents and a draw that helps to bring
> others to noisebridge.
>   if the NB community in general does not care about
> a high quality library, i'd like to know that.
>   if NB-ers want a high quality library, i very much
> want to support that.
>
>   i believe that it's important to preserve high
> quality books, and not allowing them off-premises is
> a clean policy.
>
>   rachel's right: labels are not a signout system.
> (back to that: ) those who take away a book that
> should be returned should record some kind of contact
> info so others can bug them to bring it back. for a
> counter example, think of video rental stores.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2010-02-09 at 15:11 -0800, Leif Ryge wrote:
> > On 02/09/2010 02:53 PM, jim wrote:
> > >     i am still stuck on the idea that some books
> > > do not leave premises. most books, seems to me,
> > > can go off premises, some forever.
> >
> > Phew! I'm glad we agree that most books should be borrowable. I'm
> > inclined to note that this is a long way from your original answer to
> > Will's question at the beginning of this thread, which I did not like at
> > all:
> >
> > [JS] >    No, it is not a lending library. people who take
> > [JS] > books home tend to keep them, and in those cases the
> > [JS] > books are not available to others: not excellent.
> >
> > If people want to mark individual books with a "please leave this book
> > at noisebridge" stamp or sticker, I have no objection to that. I just
> > hope that the understanding for unmarked books in our library remains
> > that they are borrowable by default.
> >
> > ~leif
> > _______________________________________________
> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/attachments/20100209/eb453297/attachment-0003.html>