Okay, I’m wondering. What does the Internet have to say about insurance and accounting for libraries? Because, the thing here is, the library maintains its own inventory system, yet accountants and insurance agents each want to use their own incompatible inventory systems for their own purposes. So, what’s the remedy between the incompatibility between the disparate systems? Surely, there’s got to be a lot of information about this on the Internet! Unfortunately, I have failed to find very much.
Instead, what I found was information on this “new invention” of the modern era of “tool lending libraries.” Now, this is an interesting new addition to the chaos of the world, because in addition to the systems designed for book lending libraries, we explicitly have “new systems” “tailored to the needs of tool-lending libraries.” Yes, that’s where the “chaos” comes into play.
Maybe I should have searched for “Standard Operating Procedures for libraries” or something like that. But that is for another time. For now, I’ve got to catalog my findings in a more organized manner.
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Yeah, like you were saying. One really good thing about academia is that when they write research papers, trying to search for information on “related work” and “previous work” is put forth as very important. Unfortunately, this is considerably hard to do for new fields that have no standard terminology.
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Yes, hard to do for the field that is new that has no standard terminology for the field itself, but you know what? All professions build off of the results and past work of previous professions, so the search process is simplified by searching for the component parts rather than searching for the “main subject” you are after.
- This is something very good to note when doing research. Why, I am rather unimpressed that in my research education of the past, I was not taught specifically about this principle.
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20160901/DuckDuckGo how do libraries manage inventory insurance
20160901/http://makezine.com/2012/05/29/how-to-start-a-tool-lending-library/
20160901/http://www.openrov.com/
So what is this one about? This one is about using mirrors that face each other to create interesting infinite bouncing effects.
20160901/http://makezine.com/2016/09/01/20-infinity-mirror-projects-to-reflect-on-forever/
Here is one such software package below for setting up tool lending libraries.
20160901/http://localtools.org/2012/06/how-to-start-a-lending-library-part-1-insurance-and-operations/
20160901/http://localtools.org/about/
20160901/http://wsfixers.org/
- Oh yeah, one thing I have to note is the fact that using software to enforce business processes is a relatively new phenomenon, enabled only by the massive increase in storage space in computers to contain long strings of English text as necessary. Before that advancement in storage space, computers were meant to be used for computation only, not for business process enforcement and training.
Okay, now this is interesting. Library of Congress have prepared notes on proper archival and disaster recovery. Still, I find the available information seems inadequate for my interests and purposes.
20160901/http://loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/insurancevaluation.html
20160901/http://loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/index.html
Useful? Or not so much. One manufacturer of inventory technologies tries to define what an inventory is.
20160901/https://www.barcodesinc.com/articles/what-is-inventory-management.htm
Okay, now I think this is the most useful find I have found so far.
20160901/http://www.nfsmi.org/documentlibraryfiles/PDF/20121114100354.pdf
What is it? It is an inventory system document for schools. It’s designed to teach you the general principles in running such an inventory system, then give you some example Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to help you get started.
Also, it is interesting, because being written a few years ago, it presents a slightly different picture of the modern technology environment. And unfortunately, a few years later, it seems that we still can’t trace recalled food exactly down to the lot numbers that need to be recalled, and keep the traceability to as small of a number as possible.
So, you tell me? I ask you. We have the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)? So, is that what I was thinking about? All companies upload their “one step forward, one step back” traceability information to a single global web repository, and you can search for the lot number of your goods to see if there is any information that was posted about recalls? No, unfortunately, the system is not that advanced. It seems it is setup to be a members-only joint, which dramatically decreases its usefulness. Maybe it was never actually as useful as you thought it was to begin with.
20160901/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Data_Synchronization_Network
recalls.gov? I’ve got to visit the site! Ha, this is what you were looking for, wasn’t it? Well, sort of. It turns out that for the food recalls specifically, the information is not nearly as detailed as I was hoping for. No, I’m not seeing individual lot numbers that are to be recalled, whereas other lot numbers are construed to be safe.
20160902/http://www.recalls.gov/
20160902/https://www.foodsafety.gov/
Now, this is interesting. I think I’ve kind of learned something new here. Kind of. This step places an emphasis on separating materials used to prepare raw meat, eggs, and seafood from ready-to-eat fresh foods. Use different cutting board, consider using paper towels to clean up, if using cloth towels, use separate ones and frequently wash in the hot cycle of the washing machine.
20160902/https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/basics/separate/index.html
20160902/https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls/recent/listeria.html
20160902/https://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/2016/09/where-foodborne-illness-begins.html
The FoodKeeper app? Where is it? Oh, maybe it is an HTML 5 web app, which is why I don’t see anything else on this page, when viewing in my downscaled browsers.
20160902/https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/foodkeeperapp/
So what about not using recipes that use raw eggs? Did I hear that Orange Julius uses raw eggs? What does Wikipedia have to say about this? It says nothing about “raw eggs,” but it does say powdered egg whites.
20160902/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Julius
So what are “powdered egg whites”? Wikipedia is being unhelpful.
20160903/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_white
Okay, now I found a helpful resource. Don’t worry, these products are fully cooked using hot air to instantly dry them into powder, so they have no risk of salmonella.
20160903/http://www.molecularrecipes.com/hydrocolloid-guide/egg-white-powder/
20160902/http://www.recalls.gov/recent.html
Now, these are some interesting recalls. The kitchen appliance recalls, wow, like we have some kitchen appliances that have failed in interesting ways.
Stainless steel straws? Those may be stylish for adults to use, but children are recommended against using it because they may not be able to use them safely and may cut themselves. I like the recall remedy: “New Instructions.”
- Starbucks of Seattle. No wonder why they were the one who pushed first for Wi-Fi in the coffee shop. Lots of software developers in Washington.
Oh yeah, and recalls due to bad lithium batteries? This is interesting. Specifically, recalling batteries that swell, expand, and get hot under use. No injuries were reported, in the case of the video baby monitor.
One recall that was really interesting was that 10 different companies recalled “hoverboards” (self-balancing scooters) due to lithium ion battery hazards. What am I thinking? The fact that there are 10 of such companies, when there was purportedly only one “inventor” prompted one company to chase after the others at the Consumer Electronics Show with closures, seizures, amd litigation threats. Now did they go even further? Crush the competition by negotiating with their battery suppliers to send out defective and dangerous batteries? Aww, this is probably more of a conspiracy theory fictionalized by me than anything else.
Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups recalled due to mold hazard? This only applies to the models with “one-piece nozzles.” Oh, no wonder why they were problematic. You can’t see inside of them to determine if there is mold build-up on the inside, that’s awful.
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Whirlpool-Recalls-Microwaves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/McDonalds-Recalls-Step-iT-Activity-Wristbands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/Recall-Alerts/2016/Cinmar-Recalls-World-Magnetic-Travel-Maps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Porta-Recalls-Residential-Elevators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Starbucks-to-Recall-Stainless-Steel-Beverage-Straws-to-Provide-New-Warnings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/Recall-Alerts/2016/Frigidaire-and-Kenmore-Wall-Ovens-Recalled-by-Electrolux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Lorex-Recalls-Video-Baby-Monitors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Self-Balancing-Scooters-Hoverboards-Recalled-by-10-Firms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/3M-Recalls-Hard-Hats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Direct-Distributors-Recalls-Angle-Grinders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS
20160902/http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Tommee-Tippee-Sippee-Cups-Recalled-by-Mayborn-USA/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Recalls+RSS