Hi Dolores,
Many academic libraries charges fees for lost and damaged books (and you
can Google to find a few policies online). I think the thing to do would be
to treat this case the same as you would any case at your library, no
matter how special the book or the borrower. I will guess that only damage
requiring preservation treatment or replacement would result in the fine
being levied at many institutions.
Often it is unexpected situations that cause us all to review and update
policies now and then, so perhaps this is one of those situations at your
library.
Lauren
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Lauren Corbett
Director of Resource Services, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University
336-758-6136 ISNI: 0000 0003 5170 369X
On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Dolores Yilibuw <dyilibuw_at_lextheo.edu>
wrote:
> Apologies if this question is off the chart for this list.
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> We loaned out a very out of print book that only three N. American
> libraries have holdings, us being one. It is also not available for sale
> anywhere according to BookFinder.com. We were notified by the borrowing
> institution of a slight tea/coffee spill around the bottom edge of the book
> before we got it back. The spill is not on the text area. We have decide
> to pull the book from circulation and only make photo copies of needed
> sections upon request. However, we are wondering if we should charge the
> borrower a fee which I am certain that they would gladly pay. I am
> wondering what would your library do in a case like this? Would you charge
> a fee and if so how do you decide the amount, or would you let it slide?
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> Thanks.
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> Dolores
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Received on Wed Oct 12 2016 - 14:13:34 EDT