Revisiting Barcoding – Tips and Tricks from University Customers

We’ve had a lot of great feedback on our recent barcoding guide. Thanks to everyone who got in touch to tell us what they liked about it. The article has led to some connect2 customers reviewing and improving how they go about labelling and tracking their equipment.

Taking the right approach to barcoding always pays off in some really important ways. It can cut down on what amounts to some truly tedious and time intensive admin tasks. It maximises the chances of successfully tracking and recovering all loaned out items. And it helps ensure students are always issued with the right equipment...

Covid Recovery Plan: Libraries and Local Government Strategy

Through the long dark months of the pandemic, libraries have provided vital services to their communities. Their help and support have been keenly welcomed as strongly evidenced in our recent surveys¹. We’re continuing to talk to our netloan library customers to hear their stories and explore how they’re succeeding in improving the wellbeing and future prospects of all within their reach. Their success forms a key plank in local government strategy, as we hear from our customer at North Somerset.

Nicki Bobbette is the Librarian for Digital Information and Skills at North Somerset Libraries. She has worked for the library for almost 20 years, and has long experience of using netloan since it was first installed back in 2006. A recent change in role has given Nicki administrator responsibility for managing PC sessions through the netloan system, so we got in touch to hear how it was going...