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| − | === What is it? ===
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| − | Overdue Penalty Points will accumulate on a patron’s record when reserves, equipment, or inter-library loan materials become overdue. For hourly loans, the points will accrue at a rate of one point per hour overdue, per item. For daily loans, the points will accrue at a rate of one point per day overdue, per item.
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| − | When a patron’s account accumulates three points, borrowing privileges will be blocked for '''ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS''' for a period of one day. If they have accrued six points, they will be blocked for two days, and so on.
| + | '''How did you even find this page?? It's waiting to be deleted. Sorry for any confusion. Also, Penalty Points are no longer a thing.''' |
| − | === Scenarios: ===
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| − | 2 reserve items overdue by 2 hours = 4 points (blocked for one day)
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| − | 1 piece of equipment 3 days overdue = 3 points (blocked for one day)
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| − | 3 interlibrary loan books 7 days overdue = 21 points (blocked for seven days)
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| − | === Why are we doing this? ===
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| − | In the past, there has not been a consequence to keeping these items out past their due date or time. This meant that one person could prevent an entire class from having access to a reserve reading without a penalty of any kind. We think it makes more sense to have one person blocked from borrowing than to have an entire class blocked from using reserve materials.
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| − | In the circulation survey we conducted this Spring, 14 students said no to fines, while 4 said yes. Penalty points being used as an alternative to fines was favored 12 to 6.
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| − | === What items are affected? ===
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| − | All reserve items, any piece of equipment (headphones, camcorders, LCDs, chargers, etc.), and items borrowed via ILL (green band).
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| − | === What can I do? ===
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| − | Return your items before they are due. If you do that, you don’t have to worry about any of this.
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| − | Any questions about this policy can be directed to [http://mailto:library_circulation@middlebury.edu library_circulation@middlebury.edu]
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