[LIBRARYDIR] [EXTERNAL]Re: End of Quarter Renewals

Tue Dec 5 14:56:20 PST 2023

We are dealing with this too. One additional option that has not been mentioned is making it a student conduct issue. We are revising the checkout system for our media center, so students have to initial that they understand the consequences of not returning equipment. (we are currently down 3K in unreturned camera equipment.)

We are also looking into asking the art faculty (those who ask students to use this equipment) to assign an Incomplete to students who don't return their camera, but we are still investigating this option.

I also spoke with the assistant attorney general about this and he alerted me to this information as well:

State and federal law are making it increasingly difficult to withhold student transcripts as a debt collection mechanism.  See, e.g. RCW 28B.10.293 (prohibiting college from withholding transcripts or blocking registration for purposes of collecting debts unrelated to tuition, fees, housing, or financial aid). New federal regulations that go into effect next year prohibit withholding transcripts for any student debt if the credits earned have been paid for with federal financial aid.

Daniel Tarker, MFA, Ed.D.
Dean of the Library and Learning Support Services
North Seattle College
daniel.tarker at seattlecolleges.edu
(206) 934-4754
Schedule a meeting with me on Calendly <https://calendly.com/daniel-tarker/30min>

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We are no longer allowed to put a hold on their grades, registration or transcripts.  That worked REALLY WELL. Now the only option we have is to send them to collection but we take a LONG time to get there.  About 3 months of trying to track them down because it really is the last option we want to use.

New to us!  We recently found out our IT department can, in theory, shut down internet access.  We’re hoping this works.  This will be the first quarter where we try it out.

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I'm wondering how many libraries send students to collections for missing/lost materials/equipment, and what the parameters (length of time lost/missing, minimum cost threshold, etc.) for taking this step are? This feels like an extreme step, but we have experienced a lot of graphing calculator and Chromebook loss in the past few years.

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Yes we allow students to renew items without proof of registration for the next quarter.  It is too much of a hassle to have them log into CTCLink and no easy way on our end that I’m aware of. We just take their word for it, but we are rogue librarians livin’ on the edge…

Honestly, how many students would lie about that? Plus, if they don’t return things they still get sent to collection, registered or not.

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Hello collective wisdom,

We’ve hired a new Library Technician who is bringing new ideas and critiques of our processes, which is great!

I’m wondering how your college handles renewing items at the end of the quarter? The main question is: do you allow students to renew items without proof that they’ve registered for the next quarter?

Thank you!

Katherine

Katherine L. Kelley (she/her)
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