tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540070858638385255.post1456800602244060979..comments2014-06-05T09:15:40.501-05:00Comments on Reclaiming Our Library: Toward a Stronger Urbana Free Library: Updates since the July 9 Trustee's MeetingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060404728306202687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540070858638385255.post-69075680256038462992013-07-16T10:52:35.392-05:002013-07-16T10:52:35.392-05:00Thanks for putting this blog together! Great resou...Thanks for putting this blog together! Great resource for all!Couchnesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633248971416784667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540070858638385255.post-74559458885514806502013-07-12T11:12:00.886-05:002013-07-12T11:12:00.886-05:00Daniel - Good observation! Both the Library and Be...Daniel - Good observation! Both the Library and Better World Books know the number of boxes that were shipped. Someone at the Library ordered boxes from Better World. Furthermore Better World pays for shipping. There would be an accounting record, so many people are confused why the Library's Director has been unable to provide a simple answer to this question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060404728306202687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540070858638385255.post-29231731170774847382013-07-10T17:16:06.545-05:002013-07-10T17:16:06.545-05:00Question. One of the problems we're facing is...Question. One of the problems we're facing is that nobody seems to know how many boxes went out from the Urbana Free Library to Better World Books. What method of shipping did they use? UPS? FedEx? USPS? And if they did use USPS, wouldn't it have been done using some kind of shipping account that would list all the various tracking numbers? As in... isn't there a dramatically high chance that the shipping agency of choice -- even the post office -- would have records we could use to figure out statistics? The only way I can imagine we wouldn't have that information was if someone used postage stamps, or stood in line at the post office with over 250 book boxes. I used to work in shipping at a bookstore, and I'm having a hard time imagining scenarios where this information would be unavailable. I know things work differently in libraries -- but how different can it really be?Daniel Burkhalternoreply@blogger.com