http://aunderwood.com/2007/03/26/its-the-librarys-fault/ This is my boomstick Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:51:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://aunderwood.com/2007/03/26/its-the-librarys-fault/#comment-2072 Sarah Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:21:03 +0000 http://aunderwood.com/2007/03/26/its-the-librarys-fault/#comment-2072 In my second year of university, I signed out a digital camera (a Sony Mavica that used floppy disks for memory) from the library and returned it the next day, well within the two day loan period. Obviously this was not an item I would slip in the return slot; I personally handed it to a librarian. Thus I was surprised to recieve an email first stating that it was late, and then another stating that I owed $1250.00 for its replacement. I had to get them to track down the security camera footage so they could see me PHYSICALLY RETURNING THE CAMERA before they believed me! Good times. In my second year of university, I signed out a digital camera (a Sony Mavica that used floppy disks for memory) from the library and returned it the next day, well within the two day loan period. Obviously this was not an item I would slip in the return slot; I personally handed it to a librarian. Thus I was surprised to recieve an email first stating that it was late, and then another stating that I owed $1250.00 for its replacement. I had to get them to track down the security camera footage so they could see me PHYSICALLY RETURNING THE CAMERA before they believed me! Good times.

]]> http://aunderwood.com/2007/03/26/its-the-librarys-fault/#comment-3336 Rosemary Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:25:30 +0000 http://aunderwood.com/2007/03/26/its-the-librarys-fault/#comment-3336 This has happend to me several times regarding DVDs I've borrowed. I make sure the morning I take it back that it's removed from my account by noon or I call the library asking where it's gone to and I returned it that morning. I swear some librarians will just borrow the item because you have time left on your "loan" and then take them home and return them just before they're due so the next person on the list who has the item on hold gets it. It sucks but I'm sure it's happened to loads of people. I know I'm a victim because I always put hard to get items on hold when there are lists of 40-80 people wanting to watch the DVD. This has happend to me several times regarding DVDs I’ve borrowed. I make sure the morning I take it back that it’s removed from my account by noon or I call the library asking where it’s gone to and I returned it that morning. I swear some librarians will just borrow the item because you have time left on your “loan” and then take them home and return them just before they’re due so the next person on the list who has the item on hold gets it. It sucks but I’m sure it’s happened to loads of people. I know I’m a victim because I always put hard to get items on hold when there are lists of 40-80 people wanting to watch the DVD.

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