For all those who are chasing recalcitrant borrowers or have done in
the past,
>From a Seventeenth-Century Book Plate
For him that stealeth, or borroweth and returneth not, this book from
its owner, let it change to a serpent in his hand and sting him. Let
bookworms gnaw at his entrails in token of the worm that dieth not,
and when at last he goeth to his end, let the flame of hell consume
him forever and aye.
And so say all of we!!!
Melanie
Melanie Hinde
Medical Librarian
Christie N H S Trust
Wilmslow Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 4BX
Tel: 0161 446 3456
Fax: 0161 446 3454
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> "Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders
of > order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, The
pleasure they give us is steady, > reliable, deep and
long-lasting".
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From: Liz James [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 March 2000 14:55
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Data Protection vs. chasing recalcitrant borrowers?
I have to agree with Tony. I do think it's a proper use of
lis-medical but am
prepared to be emailed down on this view.
I think a lot of users just save their own money by borrowing and
never returning
books and any legitimate means of getting the stock back should be
pursued
vigorously. However, experience has just made me deeply cynical.
Rabid dogs? far too soft an option - I'm sure we can find something
MUCH nastier.
There's always the curse of San Pedro of course - don't ask....
Liz James
King's Fund library
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> My preference is for hunting them down with rabid dogs and then
chaining them up
> in the BMA cellars until three tides have passed, but in practice we
limit
> ourselves to rabid letters from the legal department. In my
experience,
> borrowers who are "known" in one library usually have a trail of
irate
> librarians and overdue notices in their past.. In the past when I
have looked,
> our seriously delinquent borrowers have only started using us after
being kicked
> out of their local (Thanks, guys).
>
> I guess there are all sorts of problems with putting up a Hall of
Shame web site
> - not least the danger of libel. However, it seems to me a
perfectly proper use
> of lis-medical to put round "does anyone know where Dr X has got
too" questions.
> I've done it myself with good results and once or twice have been
able to help
> find the, er, person concerned.
>
> Tony McSean
> BMA Library
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