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Ok, good to know that someone is blocking in Alma.</div>
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Thanks, Howard! Happy Friday,</div>
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Gerie</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2025 9:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Howard Fuller <hfuller@whatcom.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] [SPAM] RE: QUESTION: limits on overdue books/blocking students in Alma</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gerie,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The WCC library has no Board approved policies, so we have guidelines that we create on the department level.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Once student have material out and overdue that exceed $100 in value we block ALMA and Class Registration.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ventura, Gerie via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 22, 2025 5:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ventura, Gerie <gventura@highline.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] QUESTION: limits on overdue books/blocking students in Alma</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Does anyone like their book checkout policy a lot? Maybe you like it because it's effective/your books are returned at a high rate? What is that policy?</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Do you have a limit on how many overdue books a student can have on their record before they are blocked in Alma from checking out more?</span></p>
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