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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1978)
THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1978 Page 7 verdue policies enforced, iffer at university libraries Heart’s Magazine: second time around By TRICIA BRUNHART Every university library has had to luffer the headache of overdue poks, and each has its own system enforcing the return of these looks. Until last September, the Sterling . Evans Library at Texas A&M niversity was not fully enforcing its ilicy of fining those with overdue oks. Emma Perry, head of the circula- n division, said that strictly enforc- g the fining policy has resulted in any people coming in to return oks and pay their fines. According to the book borrowing licy posted in the library, if a book overdue and has been requested someone else, a notice will be ^nt to the person who checked out the book. If the book is not returned thin the stated amount of time, the rson will be fined 25 cents the first day late, $1 the second day and on up to $5 for each day past the fifth day. This fine applies to all users with ■■ISverdue books, not just students. - ■ Also, if the book is extremely overdue user will be sent a notice " "Baying he will be billed to replace the book unless he returns it. If the book hem* sis still not returned, the user will be Barged the assessed value of the Since IS 3-8111 In comparing university libraries in Texas, the overdue book policies con be examined through the com- lexi'ty and the strength of their en- rcement systems. bok plus a $5 nonrefimdable pro fessing fee to pay for replacing it. [ The penalties for failing to return Verdue books include suspension of right to check out books, and ies. If the fines are not paid, notice is sent to the fiscal office. Until pay ment is made, grades will not be re leased and a person will not be al- bwed to register or graduate. In comparing university libraries Lips take it, couple sets dss mark - United Press International PITTSBURGH — After establish- a continuous kissing record of 10 hours, 2 minutes and 7 seconds, a smoochingest couple in Pitts- rg — and the world — celebrated f dancing into the wee hours of S, M8KI inday. Vith Of!’ ■ gi-noljji Clad in T-shirts emblazoned with nt ruby-red lips, Ray Balzina, 25, Bobbi Sherlock, 28, broke the k of 124 hours and 51 minutes in Guinness Book of World Records 3:52 p. m. Saturday, but kept bus- g each other until 9 p.m. While Bobbi said, “My lips are e,” Ray admitted, “Mine hurt a !5-260i dfofs- housf rent Now You Know United Press International jThe geodesic dome is the man-made object that becomes ucturally stronger as its size in leases. in Texas, the overdue book policies can be examined through the com plexity and the strength of their en forcement systems. The circulation system at the gen eral library at the University ofTexas at Austin appears to be as complex, if not more so, than the one at the Texas A&M library. Jo Anne Hawkins, head librarian of circulation services at UT, explained their enforcement system. Overdue notices are generally sent out when a book is five days overdue, Hawkins said. Experi ments are being conducted to de termine if sending out notices at seven or 10 days overdue is more effective, she added. The patron is fined 25 cents a day until a maximum of $12 is reached. When this occurs, the book is pre sumed lost and or if it is reported lost, the person must pay a $5 pro cessing fees, said Hawkins. This fi ning applies to students and non professional staff members, faculty and professional staff members are not fined, but must pay the proces sing fee. Everyone who loses a book pays for it, she said. If someone else requests a book, a recall notice is sent to the user, Hawkins said. If two recall notices must be sent, the fine is increased. This is done to try to increase the availability of books for those who want them, she said. A person is billed by the bursar’s office (an equivalent to the fiscal of fice) in the spring for fines which oc curred during the fall. If the person fails to pay his bill, Hawkins said, he is barred from registering and is un able to obtain an official transcript, although he may obtain an unofficial transcript. At UT there is a University Lib rary Committee, said Hawkins. Under this there is a fine appeals committee, three of whose members are students, and whose purpose is to review letters of appeal concern ing fines. When a student has an appeal pending, he is allowed to register, although he must have appealed within one year after he was billed, said Hawkins. The circulation system at Texas Tech University appears to be quite a bit simpler than those at Texas A&M and UT. Roger L. Rainwater, circulation librarian at Texas Tech, said that their policy is to use the $7 state property deposit each student must pay when he enrolls to cover library fines. only He said as the fines are incurred they are deducted from the $7 or they will be added in with the com pleted tuition and fees. Therefore, Regarding the library’s inability at Texas Tech to charge the faculty and staff. Rainwater said, ’’We’re rather at their mercy.” the student must pay them to be con sidered enrolled. If a student decides for some reason not to enroll the following semester and does not pay the fine, the registrar’s office will block the sending out of any official trans cripts, but will continue sending out unofficial transcripts, Rainwater said. Grades are not withheld and re gistration and graduation are still permitted, he said. Texas Tech does not have an au tomated circulation system and everything must be done by hand, said Rainwater. Overdue notices are sent out at midterm and the end of the semes ter, and at the end of both summer sessions. Last fall, approximately $14,000 worth of charges were sent out, he said. The circulation system at the Uni versity of Houston appear to be sim pler than those of the three other universities. Joan Dabek, head of circulation at the University of Houston library, said that for three and one-half years they have had an automated circula tion system called C.L. Systems, Inc. Dabek, who has been with the lib rary for 21 years, said that when a book becomes one month overdue, the system automatically sets that person delinquent. The person then cannot check out any more materials until the loan period is renewed or the book is returned, she said. If a book which is on a recall order is not returned within five days, a $1 a day fine will be charged, with the maximum fine being $10, said Dabek. The names of the people are then sent to the bursar’s office, where if they do not pay their fines they can not register for the next semester or get their transcripts. But they can get their grades, she said. The Texas A&M library has a stronger enforcement system in re gards to faculty and staff than do the three other universities. At Texas A&M, the faculty and out materials for one month; while at the other three universities, the fa culty and staff members (or in the case of UT, professional staff mem bers) may check out materials for a whole semester. At Texas Tech, the graduate stu dents also have semester loans, said Rainwater. The main charge for overdue books against the faculty at these universities is suspensions of their right to check out materials. But at Texas A&M, the library has the ability to fine the faculty mem bers. Faculty members are not bil led, but there is a possibility they will be billed in the future, said Perry. The other three universities do not fine their faculty members. The exception is at UT where faculty members can be a charged a proces sing fee, Hawkins said. Regarding the library’s inability at Texas Tech to charge the faculty and staff, Rainwater said, “We re rather at their mercy.” At Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and UT, all patrons except faculty and some staff members, may check out books for two weeks. At U. of H. it is three weeks during the regular semester and two weeks in the sum mer, Dabek said. The graduate stu dents at UT have a 28-day loan period, Hawkins said. At these libraries, the users may renew books indefinitely unless someone else wants one of them. By BOB ASHFIELD Battalion Staff It’s not really fair to say much of anything about this album. Its a freak — a miscarriage of the re cord industry. Mushroom Re cords had released Heart’s “Magazine” two years ago in un finished form after Heart left them for the Portrait label. Heart went to court to have it recalled and now under a new settlement has rereleased it with five tracks spruced up and the whole album remixed. “Magazine” is again av ailable to the common man. Until now, only, fans lucky enough to grab hold of one of the very few copies of the original album were able to hear Heart in the transition period between their successful debut “Dream- boat Annie” and their latest gem “Little Queen“. “Magazine” has lost its momentum and will suffer because of it, since it is not an outstanding album. Not all of it is original material. Note-for-note rehashes of T Got the Music in Me” and Harry Nillson’s “Without You” are a waste of plastic. So are the two boring live recordings. What is good are the Wilson sisters’ fresh approach to their own music. “Heartless” is bright and lively — a splendid mixture of rock and gutsy female funk. Ann Wilson sings each passage with unnerv ing anxiety that instantly appeals to any starved male tired of bland rock. 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This and “Here Song” recorded in 1973 show the superb acoustic side of Heart. The latter is a breath of fresh air — delicate and fleeting. The title cut is a pleasant cross between the two mediums. “Magazine” is another Ann Wil son autobiography as was “Little Queen” that spouts off images of a “princess whispering her rhymes. ” It’s good and Ann sings her b'est with this same storyline but sooner or later it’ll be a very worn out theme. The lyrics are still great as on the refrain she sings “And everyone knows who they are... they go dancing on the pages of the magazine. ” Heart evokes a subtle statement on the overkill methods of today’s media. Remember Mom! Sunday, May 14 © 1977 Hallmark Cards, Inc. Mother’s Day Cards When you care enough to send the very best YARBROUGH'S] Downtown Bryan 205 N. Main 779-9363 Need to borrow a book for finals? Borrow it now from Lou! We’ll loan you a book now and give you your full de posit back when you return it. 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