[LIBRARYDIR] B&N college bookstores

[Tammy Siebenberg]

One problem we face is at the end of a quarter some students put rented textbooks in our library book drop instead of returning them to the bookstore.  There is no student identification on the books and the bookstore doesn't keep track of what book goes to whom, so if there is any credit or refund the students miss out.  We put a notice in the opening of the book drop but it hasn't stopped the problem.

Tammy R. Siebenberg, MLIS
Director - Library & Media Services
Yakima Valley College<http://www.yvcc.edu/>
Yakima, WA  98902
509.574.4984

From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Coe, Erica
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 10:25 AM
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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] B&N college bookstores

For those of you whose bookstores are run by Barnes and Noble, how is that working out (versus if your store was previously independent)?  Any positive or negative effects for OER initiatives, course packs, or the library?

This request was also posted on CLAMS by my librarian, Amy Herman.

Thanks,
Erica

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Erica Coe
Dean of Library, Learning Resources, and eLearning
Olympic College
1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA  98337-1699
360-475-7263



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