美国高校图书馆信息资源归还政策初探

A Preliminary Probe into the Information Resource Return Policy of American University Libraries

信息资源归还政策是图书馆政策的一个重要分支。美国10所高校图书馆的信息资源归还政策涉及服务对象、归还途径、归还方式、归还通知、召回通知、归还逾期等方面。其政策给我们的启示有:服务对象多样化、归还制度人性化、逾期罚款分层化。

Information resource return policy is an important branch of library policy.The information resource return policies of10university libraries in the United States involve the object of service,paths of return,methods of return,notice of return,notice of recall and overdue return and other aspects.The policies enlighten us:diversification of service objectives,humanization of return system and stratification of overdue fines.