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ERIC Number: EJ951368
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1536-7967
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Moving Away from Overdue Fines: One Academic Library's New Direction
Mosley, Pixey Anne
Journal of Access Services, v2 n1 p11-21 2004
As student fees, print vs. electronic access, service quality expectations, and basic economics have an increasing impact on library operations, some academic libraries are taking a second look at the process of charging overdue fines. This article explores the contemporary environment on this issue. It offers as an example a compromise solution implemented in Spring 2003 by Texas A&M University Libraries. The solution maintains fines for some materials but uses an "inconvenience" motivator to prompt timely renewal or return of regular stacks materials.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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