[ILL-L] Stamps (was: LVIS and overdue fines)

[Mary Lehane]

Hello Corinne,
I remember the stamps. Libraries would send us something and write in 
the charges field, "postage". We used to have to tear off the wrappings 
with the postage when books arrived so that we'd know how much to send. 
(Those were the days before our shipping staff opened our packages. 
Sometimes the jiffy came loose, but that's another story...)
We are in Canada, but we couldn't send Canadian stamps with the returned 
book, so once or twice a year, I wrote (snail mail) to the Buffalo post 
office and bought a supply of  US stamps just for this purpose. I used 
to ask for the commemorative ones; at least they were interesting. I 
think I actually got on their mailing list, as they always sent me the 
catalog showing the special stamps.

I bet newer ILL staff are rolling their eyes at all this now.

Mary Lehane
York University, Toronto


corinne nyquist wrote:
> Who are we talking about charging?  The patron at your library
> who is late in returning a book you borrowed for that patron.
> If you. the borrowing library, charge your patron a fine,
> the fine should go to the Lending Library.  If the
> fines are charged to the library that borrowed the book, it may
> be difficult transmit the money.  Maybe we should return to the
> exchange of stamps.  Who else remembers those days?  I came into
> an office with a drawer full of stamps that were used as currency
> between libraries along with a box of script good for a loan from
> libraries that charged.  Maybe we should return to script. We could
> create them in monetary units with pictures on them.  Any suggestions
> as to the picture on the 25 cent, 50 cent, or $1:00 units?
> Corinne Nyquist, SUNY New Paltz
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:22:55 -0400
>  "Markley, Patricia" <MARKLEY at siena.edu> wrote:
>> I would say that charging for late, damaged, or lost materials would not
>> violate the LVIS agreement.  Perhaps I've assumed incorrectly, but I
>> thought LVIS participants commit only to not charging their initial
>> lending fees.  There's no reason for a borrower to expect a library that
>> was generous enough to lend material free of charge to waive charges
>> that arise from the borrower's error.
>> Pat Markley
>> Siena College
>> Loudonville, NY
>> markley at siena.edu
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org
>> [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Laura Barnard
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:06 PM
>> To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
>> Subject: [ILL-L] LVIS and overdue fines
>>
>> Would  charging other libraries overdue fees violate the 'lend for free'
>> clause of the LVIS agreement?
>>
>> Laura Barnard
>> Interlibrary Loans
>> Seattle Public Library (UOK)
>> 206-386-4601
>> ill at spl.org
>>
>>>>> "Linda Neely" <lneely at michigan.gov> 4/2/2008 11:18 AM
>>>>>>>>
>> Did you change your OCLC Constant Data?
>>
>> Linda K. Neely
>> Reference,  Interlibrary Loan & MeLCat Librarian
>> Library of Michigan
>> Department of History, Arts & Libraries
>> 702 W. Kalamazoo Street
>> Lansing, MI 48915
>> www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan
>> My Phone: 517-373-3687
>> Fax:  517-373-5853
>> Email: lneely at michigan.gov
>>
>>>>> "Klump, Holly" <hklump at rivier.edu> 4/2/2008 8:18 AM >>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> Several lenders have alerted me to the fact that I have sent out some
>> requests with an incorrect Ariel IP.
>> Please note the correct IP for HF9 is 66.251.112.4
>>
>> Thank you and sorry for any confusion!
>>
>> Holly Klump
>> ILL Coordinator
>>
>> Regina Library
>> Rivier College
>> 603.897.8255
>>
>>
>>
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> Corinne Nyquist, MLS, Ph.D
> Sojourner Truth Library
> State University of New York
> New Paltz, NY 112561
> 845-257-3681
> nyquistc at newpaltz.edu
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