Library fines
Dear University of the Arts London,
I am writing to ask about library fines during the academic year 2015/2016. For the time period starting from the first day of term, covering the next 364 days (e.g. one full year), please provide:
1. The total amount of money the library received from the payment of overdue items. Exclude costs of replacing lost books - this request solely relates to the cost of books that are returned later than their due date.
2. Information about where this money then goes (is it absorbed into a specific library budget for example? if so what one?)
3. If possible, from the figure provided in 1, break this down by
a) category of user paying fine (e.g. undergraduate, postgraduate, staff)
b) country of origin of user paying fine (e.g. France, Italy, US). If only broader categories are possible e.g. "EU", "non-EU" then please provide this instead.
Many thanks, and do let me know if you require any further clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Jack Forks
Good afternoon,
I just wanted to enquire whether you had an update to my request please?
Thanks,
Daniel.
Dear Jack Forks
The University total for library fines is £73, 831
The other information requested is not collected or held by the University
We are sorry this has taken a little longer than hoped for and we thank
you for your patience in this matter
regards
Sheila Suso-Runge
Records Management and Policy Adviser
Governance
8 Floor
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn
WC1V 7EY
020 7514 6484
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Hi,
Thanks for getting back to me. I just wanted to clarify one point - you provided total number of fines but said that all other information I requested is not held. One of the things I asked was where that money was then spent (e.g. what budget it went to) Can I just double-check that this information is really not held? It would seem strange that you would not know where the money went...
Many thanks,
Dear Jack Forks
The University provided you with total for fines
I would not know where the money is spent, however I have asked our Library Service to provide further clarification for you.
In regard to question 2 they inform me that money is absorbed into the main library budget and traditionally used to contribute towards shelving costs.
In regard to question 3 they have confirmed that they do not record to this level of granularity. I hope this clarifies
Regards
Sheila Suso-Runge
Governance
University of the Arts London
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