Comments on: Bringing in the Big Guns for Fines! http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jislsnhd http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-2724 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:17:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-2724 I am so happy to get some Atlantica online Gold and the Atlantica Gold is given by my close friend

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]]> By: Anonymous http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-1401 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:11:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-1401 Hi, I work for a system that uses Unique and it has worked quite well for us. I am not sure how many thousands of dollars worth of materials we have recovered (people bringing back the actual overdue item) let alone the actual money to replace items. Customers and the public actually responded quite positively to this move because they felt like their tax dollars were being well spent and the library was being responsible in a time our budgets continue to decline.

]]> By: Anonymous http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3151 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:11:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3151 Hi, I work for a system that uses Unique and it has worked quite well for us. I am not sure how many thousands of dollars worth of materials we have recovered (people bringing back the actual overdue item) let alone the actual money to replace items. Customers and the public actually responded quite positively to this move because they felt like their tax dollars were being well spent and the library was being responsible in a time our budgets continue to decline.

]]> By: Anonymous http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3365 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:11:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3365 Hi, I work for a system that uses Unique and it has worked quite well for us. I am not sure how many thousands of dollars worth of materials we have recovered (people bringing back the actual overdue item) let alone the actual money to replace items. Customers and the public actually responded quite positively to this move because they felt like their tax dollars were being well spent and the library was being responsible in a time our budgets continue to decline.

]]> By: Liz B http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-1398 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-1398 Outstanding fines are often a barrier to library service; its one of the reasons I dislike them.

I imagine that if a library looks at fines as a way to get people to return materials so that everyone has access to the materials, collection services would not be used because they would not serve the purpose (keep materials available to all);

But if a library views fines as money that is part of a budget (which some do – and given various money concerns, I can understand this POV even tho I do not share it), then a collection agency is necessary.

]]> By: Liz B http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3131 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3131 Outstanding fines are often a barrier to library service; its one of the reasons I dislike them.

I imagine that if a library looks at fines as a way to get people to return materials so that everyone has access to the materials, collection services would not be used because they would not serve the purpose (keep materials available to all);

But if a library views fines as money that is part of a budget (which some do – and given various money concerns, I can understand this POV even tho I do not share it), then a collection agency is necessary.

]]> By: Liz B http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3234 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/bringing-in-the-big-guns-for-fines/#comment-3234 Outstanding fines are often a barrier to library service; its one of the reasons I dislike them.

I imagine that if a library looks at fines as a way to get people to return materials so that everyone has access to the materials, collection services would not be used because they would not serve the purpose (keep materials available to all);

But if a library views fines as money that is part of a budget (which some do – and given various money concerns, I can understand this POV even tho I do not share it), then a collection agency is necessary.

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