#2
>From "Pierce, Linda" <pierce_at_gonzaga.edu>
RE: Tracking stolen books
We too, have had books stolen and resold on Amazon and another bookseller
website. Last fall five books were retrieved from an online bookseller who got
suspicious about the origin of some books she got to sell on consignment. She
contacted us and for the price of shipping, we got the books back. She was also
able to supply us with an address and a name, although she also mentioned that
after notifying the person she got the books from, the name had changed. Just a
couple of weeks ago, an Amazon customer contacted us having noticed our property
stamp under the marker used to cross it out. That person checked our catalog and
then contacted us and Amazon about the stolen book. The information on the
“seller” was the same as the one in the fall. Amazon refunded the customer his
money and he sent the book back to us. Again, a police report was filed. We
are hoping that it will eventually rise in importance with the police but we are
pretty sure it would have to be bigger amount of money involved for them to take
an active role in investigating the situation.
Linda Pierce
Collection Development/Acquisitions Librarian
Foley Center Library
Gonzaga University
509 313-3834
pierce_at_gonzaga.edu
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#3
>From "Wohl, Helen R." <hwohl_at_law.miami.edu>
RE: Tracking stolen books
It would be good to know the procedural changes that the library made to prevent
books from being stolen this way in the future.
Helen Wohl
U Miami Law Library
1311 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 284-2823
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#4
>From "Hinojosa, Gloria S" <gh14_at_txstate.edu>
RE: Tracking stolen books (response 1)
My library was also the subject of a couple of major thefts of textbooks on
“open stack” reserves. Culprits were caught by police and prosecuted.
We were also the victims of a theft of art plates in an art book from the 1960s.
The plates were produced in the same print technique (linotype) as the original
artist plates they were representing in the book, and our understanding is that
these plates had been stolen from numerous libraries all around the country, and
sold as “originals” of the artist. Don’t have too much more info, but also,
feel free to contact me (gh14_at_txstate.edu).
Gloria Selene Hinojosa
Collection Development Librarian
Alkek Library
Texas State University-San Marcos
Received on Mon Apr 01 2013 - 03:03:23 EDT