[ILL-L] Fees for lost materials

[Thompson, Cynthia Marie]

Hi all,

 

We're reconsidering our fees and policies for lost books here at UMK,
and I'm trying to get a feel for what other libraries are doing.  If
everyone can reply to me directly (thompsoncym at umkc.edu), I will be more
than happy to summarize responses and send them to the lists.

 

We'd like to know:

 

1.      Do you charge a flat fee, or the cost of the individual title,
for lost books?

2.      If a flat fee, how much?

3.      Is part of this a processing fee? If so, how much?

4.      Do you allow the libraries to send a replacement copy in lieu of
a the lost book fee?

5.      If you allow replacement copies, do you charge a processing fee?
If so, how much?

6.      About how many requests, borrowing and lending, do you process a
year (so I can get an idea of the size of your operation)?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Cindy Thompson
Interlibrary Loan & Reference Librarian

UMKC Miller Nichols Library (UMK)
816-235-1511

thompsoncym at umkc.edu

http://library.umkc.edu

 

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