CARLI Seeking Comments on Proposals to End Fines and Processing Fees for Lost and Overdue Materials

At their June 12, 2020 meeting, the CARLI Board of Directors considered two proposals regarding fines and fees for I-Share and asked that these proposals be put forth for public comments. Briefly, these proposals* are:

• The CARLI Board of Directors shall end for all I-Share Members all fining for overdue materials by January 1, 2021, and similarly encourage non-I-Share CARLI Governing Members to end fining for overdue materials.
• The CARLI Board of Directors shall eliminate for all I-Share Members all processing fees for overdue and lost materials by January 1, 2021, and similarly encourage non-I-Share CARLI Governing Members to eliminate all processing fees for overdue and lost materials.

*Please note that these proposals do not recommend any alteration to the library’s ability to bill for lost items and associated actions such as holding transcripts or diplomas; the proposals speak only to fining for overdue materials and processing fees for overdue and lost materials.

In order to facilitate member dialog about these proposals, CARLI is seeking comments from all Governing Members’ students, staff, and faculty. Comments will be accepted until September 1, 2020. Comments received will be reviewed and the proposals considered at the September 2020 CARLI Board of Directors meeting.

To read the full background and reference materials and to submit your comments on the proposals, visit the CARLI web page.

Comments will be moderated and will be made public, unless deemed off-topic, offensive, or inappropriate. The webform requires commenters to provide their name and institutional affiliate but this information will not be published. Read published comments.

We appreciate your feedback! Please send an email to mailto:support@carli.illinois.edu if you have any questions.