Sorry for the long gap between cows…I had some technical difficulties that were making it hard for me to blog.  On with it… I’ve been thinking about one of the most bloated sacred cows in library management systems.  No, not the MARC record–I’ll leave that one to others.  I’m talking about Circulation Rules.  It’s become almost cliche to compare what we do in libraries (and this accusation is pointed primarily at academic libraries) to a typical commercial customer service. Picture me at the Blockbuster checkout desk. Me: Hi, I’m visiting here for the next six months and was wondering if …