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From: Amy Shannon <ashannon_at_admin.unr.edu>

Hello!

Almost all libraries encounter some level of loss of materials due to
theft or mutilation.  We are investigating how this problem impacts
collection development and management of materials.  The following is a
brief, 5-question survey on your library's response to this problem.

Please help us by answering this survey.

      Forward responses to: ashannon_at_unr.edu

We apologize for any duplication caused by posting this survey to multiple
lists.

Thanks!


1.  Your library is: ____ college or university
                     ____ public
                     ____ school
                     ____ other: _____________________________


2.  Does your library have a written policy for replacement of stolen
          or mutilated items?

                     ____ Yes
                     ____ No


3.  Have you ever decided not to purchase an item due to it's potential
          for theft or mutilation?

                     ____ Yes
                     ____ No


4.  In your library, what subjects or types of items do you lose most to
          theft or mutilation?

                    _____________________________________________________

                    _____________________________________________________

                    _____________________________________________________

                    _____________________________________________________

                    _____________________________________________________

                    _____________________________________________________


5.  Which of the following actions have you or your library taken:

                     ____ Keeping high-risk titles in closed shelving
                           areas, or behind a service point
                     ____ Replacing high-risk titles with lower-risk
                           formats, such as microfiche or microfilm
                     ____ Not replacing items that have been stolen or
                           mutilated ___ number of times
                     ____ purchasing multiple copies of an item you expect
                           to be stolen or mutilated
                     ____ not purchasing an item you expect to be stolen
                           or mutilated
                     ____ other:
                             ____________________________________________

                             ____________________________________________

                             ____________________________________________


 If you have a written policy for handling or replacement of materials at
high risk of theft or mutilation, and would be willing to share it with us,
please let us know.  Please feel free to forward to us any other comments
you may have on this subject.

Thank you for your time and input!

Amy W. Shannon
Head, Life and Health Sciences Library
University of Nevada, Reno/206
Reno, NV 89557-0044
ashannon_at_unr.edu
(702)784-6616

Vicki Toy Smith
Catalog Librarian
University of Nevada, Reno/322
Reno, NV 89557-0044
vicki_at_unr.edu