<div dir="ltr">Hi Pearl, <div><br></div><div>I'm sorry it's taken me this long to reply. We don't have a threshold beyond which students have to pay a replacement fee, but I think it's an interesting idea. Sarah Gray pulled a report of lost items and found an average cost, $25, which we will use for main collection books and $10 for ESL readers. I would be interested in how you would justify a threshold cost! </div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><br></b></div><b>Claire Murata, MLIS</b><br>Associate Dean, Library and Learning Resources<div>she/her<br>Edmonds College<br>20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood WA 98036 | <a href="http://edmonds.edu" target="_blank">edmonds.edu</a><br><a href="mailto:claire.murata@edmonds.edu" target="_blank">claire.murata@edmonds.edu</a> | (425) 640-1522<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="https://employees.edmonds.edu/departments/marketing-and-public-information/brand-guidelines/images/ec-college-logo.png" alt="college logo" width="155" height="37" style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><br></p></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 10:34 AM DeSure, Pearl via LIBRARYDIR <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4000092706692290583">
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To piggyback on this question, do any of your libraries have a minimum threshold amount (e.g. $10 or $20) that fines/fees must meet before you start charging students (i.e. anything below that amount is automatically waived/forgiven)?</div>
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Best,<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM Kelley, Katherine <<a href="mailto:Katherine.Kelley@lwtech.edu" target="_blank">Katherine.Kelley@lwtech.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Hi Claire,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt">We just developed a replacement fee waiver this quarter due to the much higher replacement fees that we’re now seeing with laptop checkouts. We notably use “Financial Hardship” as a waiver reason. We have
yet to see it used, but we haven’t had it in place at the end of a quarter yet. <u>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Our website is under construction, so we currently have our FAQ on a
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Public Canvas page</a> that we can share with students. We do plan to add it to our Policies and Procedures webpage when the website is editable again in July.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Thanks for asking and I really appreciate hearing how others are handling this!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Katherine<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Our appeals process is on the <a href="https://libguides.olympic.edu/c.php?g=232066&p=1540581" target="_blank">
Overdue, Damaged, Missing, or Lost Materials</a> guide. We start with a verbal consultation with the Circulation Supervisor which is normally where the process ends. But, we do offer a Written Appeal if they aren’t satisfied with the response.
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<p>Do you have an appeals process where the criteria (for getting a lost item fee) are spelled out in a public place? <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p>Our appeals process hasn't been formalized and our students don't know they can appeal a fine (for having lost an item). I think in the past, the circulation manager would listen to a student's story and then decide whether to forgive
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