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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This message is especially directed to museum libraries. We are trying to set up a policy for how to handle retrieving all books checked out to an employee who is leaving their position in the museum, and who to make responsible for the replacement cost of books not retrieved. We have had problems with not getting back all the books checked out to an employee after he or she stops working at the museum. They are not supposed to take books out of the museum, and we do check offices after an employee leaves if we find that books are still checked out to them, but we are not always successful in getting all the books back. There are problems with making the former employee responsible for their books, as once they are gone we have no leverage to make them return the books or pay for their replacement. We have thought of trying to get the departments to be responsible for the books their employees check out. If any of you have experience with this sort of thing, we would like to hear it. Thank you for any insight you can provide. Kathy Mitchell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Mitchell Acquisitions Assistant Spencer Art Reference Library Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64111-1873 (816) 751-0407 -- Fax (816) 561-7154 [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~