At Sacramento Country Day School, we give faculty a due date of May for most
items. At the end of May we let them know we’re doing inventory and send them a
list of the materials they still have checked out. Many of the books are
returned at this point. We don’t charge faculty or their departments for lost
items. We usually wait unless it’s a popular item that others might be waiting
for. The library pays for any replaced books for faculty. For students we
charge their accounts at the end of the year (but we give them a couple weeks
to clean their rooms after school lets out;-)
Jo
On Dec 1, 2015, at 10:58 AM, Laura Mauler <lauramauler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi BAISLers,
What is your library's policy regarding faculty/staff overdue books? When
does a faculty/staff member's book go from just "overdue" to "missing, needs
to be replaced"? When a book does get replaced, do you charge the faculty
member individually (payroll deductions, etc.) or do you charge their
department's budget?
At Drew there historically has not been any due date for faculty/staff, and
there was no charge for replacing any items (the library just repurchased the
book out of its budget). I plan to move away from that model, and it's always
helpful to know what is typical across BAISL before I go into any policy
meetings.
Thanks for your help!
Laura Mauler, MLIS
Librarian
Drew School
2901 California Street
San Francisco CA 94115
415.430.3718 (direct)
