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Loss of Book
One library book which was issued to a student cannot be returned by the student due to the lost of the book. The price of the book is Rs. 500/- only. Now the book is not available in the market. Is there any rule to recover the money for the lost book from the student. Please suggest me other ways if any
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Permalink Reply by Priya Haobijam on
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yes, we do recover the same amount from the student/ user as a penalty if the book cant find in the market.
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Permalink Reply by Major Singh Padam on
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price of books + 20% loss charges (of book price)
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Permalink Reply by Harin on
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3 times of book price
ie 500*3= 1500/-
if the book published before 10 years , you have right to pay 5 times of the price .
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Permalink Reply by Ram Laut Tyagee on
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We here in Intas recover the current price of the book + 20% as processing charge.
if new book is brought by the patron then 10% of the book price as a fine
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Permalink Reply by Babu RT on
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Write a letter to your principal that so and so book is lost by the student with the accession number... and currently unavailable in the market and suggest that we can collect double the cost of the current price of the book. Keep the approval letter in your stack file.
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Permalink Reply by JASMER SINGH on
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first You Collect the said amount only after discount available on that book.
Second there is no Rule .Every college /School /University/Institute have its own Rules
Thirdly Make a library policy and library Committee on your institute
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Permalink Reply by Vijay Kumar, Ch on
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Helo mam
You can collect the double cost of the book. and processing charges of the book.(if the book is not available in market/out of print)
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Permalink Reply by prabha tendolkar sudagade on
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madam what ever rules you have set for your library as per that you can charge.Different libraries have different rules considering their readers. if he is unable to pay you can deduct from his caution deposit also.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. N K Pachauri on
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three times cost of the book..........
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Permalink Reply by Ajit P on
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LOST OR DAMAGED BOOKS:
The borrower is obliged to compensate lost or damaged items either by substituting the material or paying for it. Fines will be calculated, according to the Rates of Fines, from the date due to the date when the material was reported lost.
If the payment for the lost book is not done as demanded, the controlling authority will have to recover the amount from the salary and sent it to the Central Deposit Centre of the Inst..
The membership will also be forfeited. .
No. Year of Publication Cost Plus Surcharge to be recovered
1. Prior to 1940 Current publishers Price plus 200% as surcharge.
2. 1940‐1950 Current Publishers Price Plus 175% asSurcharge.
3. 1950‐1960 Current Publishers price plus 150% as surcharge.
4. 1960‐1970 Current publishers price 140% as Surcharge
5. 1970‐80 Current publishers price 125% as Surcharge
6. 1980 -90 Current publishers price 50% as Surcharge
7. 1990 onwards Current publishers price 20% as Surcharge
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