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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Seattle sets overrideable blocks when patrons:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Have more than 5 overdue items<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Owe more than $99 in fees (which are only replacement fees at this point; we don’t charge overdue fines)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">We used to have overdue blocks set lower, but it was stopping IT equipment from autorenewing when patrons had overdue books & it was stopping books, etc. from autorenewing when patrons had
unreturned IT equipment, so we raised limit to be more than the total number of pieces of IT equipment someone could borrow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">If you have Alma set up to do autorenewals, you’ll probably want to rethink how you use blocks. *<b>Any</b>* block will prevent *<b>all</b>* autorenewals, so you don’t want to use blocks
just as a way giving circ staff a message at the point of check-out. You only want to use blocks in serious cases where you really don’t want things going out.<br>
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Howard—I thought colleges weren’t allowed to block student registration for overdue library items anymore after the passage of
<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.10.293">RCW 28B.10.293</a> in 2020?<br>
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“Institutions of higher education may not withhold registration privileges as a debt collection tool, excluding the case of any debts related to nonpayment of tuition fees, room and board fees, or financial aid funds owed.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">It will be ok!</span><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Kirsti S. Thomas (<a href="namedrop.io/kirstithomas">Hear my first name</a> – she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Technical Services Manager & Systems Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Seattle Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">kirsti.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ventura, Gerie via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2025 14:28<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ventura, Gerie <gventura@highline.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] QUESTION: limits on overdue books/blocking students in Alma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ok, good to know that someone is blocking in Alma.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks, Howard! Happy Friday,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gerie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> LIBRARYDIR <<a href="mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2025 9:19 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Howard Fuller <<a href="mailto:hfuller@whatcom.edu">hfuller@whatcom.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] [SPAM] RE: QUESTION: limits on overdue books/blocking students in Alma</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gerie,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><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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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Howard</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><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><o:p></o:p></p>
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