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- From: C685LIB@SEMOVM.BITNET (Susan Higgerson)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.circplus
- Subject: Overdue fines
- Message-ID: <17AUG92.15155953.0133.MUSIC@SEMOVM>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 19:01:59 GMT
- Sender: "CIRCPLUS@IDBSU - LIBRARY CIRCULATION ISSUES"
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- Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
- In-Reply-To: In reply to your message of WED 12 AUG 1992 19:14:26 CDT
-
- Southeast MO State U has approx. 350,000 monographs with annual
- circulation of 125,000 (including reserves). All monies are
- collected/handled by the University's business office and go into
- general revenue. The University budgeted $40,000 income from
- library charges for FY 91/92. Need more info? Let me know.
-
- Susan Higgerson,
- Circulation & Reserve
- c685lib@semovm.bitnet
- 314-651-2741
- > Well, after receiving Pat Weaver-Meyers' reply that they collect $45,000
- > a year for overdue fines, I thought I should ask the rest of you what
- > you collect for overdue books (if you have fines). It may be that I
- > can then persuade our administration that we really do need to give
- > this another look -- we are getting down to ordering date due slips
- > that have no glue on them in order to save a few dollars!!
- >
- > So I would really appreciate your response to:
- >
- > 1. How much revenue do you collect in overdue fines annually?
- >
- > 2. What is the size of your collection and number of circulations
- > per year?
- >
- > 3. How and where do you collect the money?
- >
- > 4. Does it go into a library account or to a general fund?
- >
- > Thanks!
- >
- > Lucia MacLean
- > Carlson Health Library
- > (Sciences)
- > University of California, Davis
- > LJMACLEAN@octavo.ucdavis
- > *****************************************************************************
- > Where it's cooled down to 102 f today, but the ice cream still melts before
- > you can eat it.
- > *****************************************************************************
-