This book, first published in 1984, is an effective guide to help librarians develop a more systematic and effective approach to dealing with overdues. The editors present statistical data on overdues, as well as successful tactics employed by various libraries to combat the persistent problem of overdue materials.
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Library Overdues
Analysis, Strategies, and Solutions to the Problem
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Index
Academic libraries
automated circulation systems 70, 75
borrowers
administrative staff 72–73
faculty 72–73
students 69–72
unaffiliated 73–75
borrowing privilege suspension 71–72, 74, 75
fines 70, 75, 109
loan periods 68–70, 72
loan policies 68–70, 72, 74, 75
overdue notices 70, 71, 74, 75
overdue policies 37
collection control problems and 67–68
cooperation principle of 68–69
title diversity and 68
replacement costs 70–71
telephone overdue reminders 72–73
Alameda County Library System 108, 109, 115–116
American Library Association, Fines and Penalties Committee 109–110
Amnesty 32, 118, 120
Atlanta Public Library 32
Audio visual material 27
Automated circulation systems
in academic libraries 70, 75
fines and 100, 101–102
grace periods and 100, 101, 102
manual overrides of 99
manual system versus 99–100
minimum requirements for 102
overdue notices generated by 100–101, 102
overdue rates and 12, 13, 16
special features 100–102
Baltimore County Public Library 51–56
Barnett, Mary L. 48–49
Batchelder, Muriel 44
Berry, John 109, 118
Billing
multiple 42
as overdue notice 15
process of 23–25, 92
Borrowers
in academic libraries 69–75
administrative staff 72–73
faculty 72–73
students ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- More Hard Facts on Overdues
- “In Search of Excellence”: How One Public Library Copes with Overdues
- Novel Approaches to Overdues or the Ones Who Borrow and the Ones Who Lend
- Dealing with Defaulters
- Baltimore County Public Library and the Delinquent Borrower
- Three Libraries and Overdues Law
- Overdues and Academic Libraries: Matters of Access and Collection Control
- Outfoxing Overdues in the Hospital Library
- Managing Overdues in the School Library
- Overdues Procedures Using a Microcomputer
- Library Automation and Overdues: A Discussion of Possibilities and Potentialities
- The Fines—No Fines Debate
- Overdues and the Library’s Image
- Overdues: A Bibliography
- Index
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