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Oops, mislaid it and my library card, sorry about the late fee... Speaking of 'thefts' from university libraries, I remember back from my undergraduate days th
by guiriduro 5y ago
Oops, mislaid it and my library card, sorry about the late fee...
Speaking of 'thefts' from university libraries, I remember back from my undergraduate days there was a crackdown following apparent losses (unfindable books apparently checked in) wherein the uni instituted a big upgrade in physical security, personnel, entry/exit scanners and book tags, unopenable windows - particularly sweltering in summer. Still, after some weeks more books were going missing. Head of Informatics looked into it, and quickly spotted the problem - they were using a default admin password on their VAX library management software, and it had been passed around liberally. He further needed to explain to them how easy it would be to virtually check-in a physically checked-out book, or just delete the reservation record, before they understood.