Updating Circulation Policy for the 21st Century

Abstract

In 2007, New York University's Bobst Library assembled a group of staff charged with suggesting improvements to circulation policy. As a result of these efforts many changes were implemented at the beginning of the 2007–2008 academic year, including extended loan periods and the elimination of routine daily overdue fines. The changes were subsequently evaluated during the 2008–2009 academic year and determined to improve user experience without adversely affecting the library collection. The changes remain policy to date.