[ILL-L] Questions about what to do with paid-for book

[Britt, Kathy]

As a lender, if our library had not already replaced the book, I would ask the borrowing library to return.  We would refund the replacement fee minus the processing fee (which, as stated on the invoice, is non-refundable).  Many books are not replaceable, or selectors may decide not to replace a book, so it would be great for the lending library to get their book back.

Kathy
EMU ILL Lending

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We would keep the book with the idea that we paid for it already, no?

Edward Helmrich
ILL Office
Ryan Library
Iona College VXI
914-633-2352
docdelivery at iona.edu

From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Karen Williams
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 5:16 PM
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Subject: [ILL-L] Questions about what to do with paid-for book

A colleague of mine has asked that I pose this question. I know what I would do, but I'm looking for a general consensus.

Here's the scenario:

Your patron loses an ILL book and you pay the lending library for it.   A year and a half  later, the patron finds and returns the book.  The book is still in useable condition, and according to the lending library's catalog, they have not replaced the book.
(BTW, the patron was NOT charged for the book)

So...my question is two-fold:

1. As a Borrower, what do you do?

2. As a Lender, what would you prefer that the Borrowing library do?

Thanks in Advance,
Karen

Karen Williams
Interlibrary loan Librarian
Auburn University at Montgomery (AAM)
Montgomery, AL
(334) 244-3445

"You want weapons?  We're in a library! Books - best weapons in the world." -Dr. Who


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