What to do if a Library book has been lost?

Patron borrowed a book from the Library or from ILL, and it has gone lost

The policy is the same for damaged books which need to be replaced.


Answer

One of the responsibilities of the Weizmann Libraries is to preserve the Weizmann Institute of Science book collection. 

For this reason, when a book is lost, the Library must be compensated for the lost copy.

How can this compensation be provided?  

  • Find the book and return it to the Library (most patrons eventually find a lost book within the same dept/building: on their co-workers shelves, in a PI's room, in a seminar room etc., so we recommend a thorough search for the book as well as asking about it via a departmental email)
  • Order the book via the Library from the departmental account by filling out the Book Purchase form in the Internal Services (if the head of your group agrees)
  • Bank transfer to the Library account for the price of the book (we will request relevant price quotations from our vendors) - please contact the Library secretary, Limor Golan for details
  • Buy the book yourself from any shop or site and bring it to the Library

If the book is not available for purchase or is no longer relevant, the patron will be asked to pay $100 so that the Library can purchase a similar item (payable in NIS, via bank transfer)
 

  • Last Updated 04-Nov-2021
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  • Answered By Marina Sandler

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