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View Poll Results: Is it OK to use an elibrary card to which you’re not entitled by residence or fee? | |||
It’s wrong and I don’t do it. | 33 | 71.74% | |
It’s not wrong but I don’t do it. | 7 | 15.22% | |
It’s wrong but I do it anyway. | 1 | 2.17% | |
It’s not wrong and I do it. | 3 | 6.52% | |
I’ve kept using old cards after a move until they expire. | 3 | 6.52% | |
I have a friend or family member get me a card. | 2 | 4.35% | |
I use a VPN to make it look as if I’m a resident. | 1 | 2.17% | |
Other dodgy practice. | 0 | 0% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 46. You may not vote on this poll |
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08-03-2022, 09:21 AM | #16 | |
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So I can see how someone may have read the sentence as written, rather than as intended, and been uncertain which they meant. Debating whether non-resident fee-based users harm the system is also a valid discussion. |
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08-03-2022, 09:40 AM | #17 | |
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Anyway. I recognize the difficulty. I tried to make the question non-judgmental, but obviously any issue which explicitly mentions morality is going to be loaded. I find it interesting that so far no one’s been willing to admit in an anonymous poll that they use a card to which they’re not entitled, when over time I’ve spotted several posts where it was admitted openly. I’d like to get a sense of how prevalent the practice is. I’d also love to find out why people do it, but I realize that’s unlikely. I’m going to do a follow-on post with conjectures and perhaps people will be willing to follow suit. The critical difference between “I” and “they”. ETA: I’ve reworded the original question. Part of the reason for the obscurity was that I ran out of characters. Last edited by issybird; 08-03-2022 at 09:49 AM. |
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08-03-2022, 09:45 AM | #18 |
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Possible reasons why people use elibrary cards to which they’re not entitled, whether by residence or fee-paying.
Anyone else? |
08-03-2022, 09:52 AM | #19 | |
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08-03-2022, 09:58 AM | #20 | |
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08-03-2022, 10:08 AM | #21 | |
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Anyway, carry on. |
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08-03-2022, 11:22 AM | #22 |
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I don't think it's morally ambiguous to use a library card where you used to be resident/work until it expires. If your card is still valid, it's valid and a correct use. At one time, in the 90s, I had cards for 3 different counties. Ramsey county (moved from) had a much better selection of craft books, Anoka County (moved to) had a huge collection of mystery/thrillers and Hennepin county (worked in) was the go to for Scifi or Fantasy. Of course, these days I don't need to handle all these cards - the metro area has combined their libraries electronically so you can go to any of them.
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08-03-2022, 01:39 PM | #23 |
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I did much the same when I moved. My waitlist was with the old library, so I continued to use it until my waitlist was fulfilled.
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08-03-2022, 01:51 PM | #24 | |
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There are situations where a subscription is geolimited for purely "political" or even illegal contractual limitations (see EU TV Sans Frontiers directives vs US Studios). There is no loss to anyone anywhere with a Polish family taking their Pay TV box to France or Ireland, or an Irish Family living in France taking their Sky Pay TV box. (UK has left EU, but much EU law still applies till they specifically revoke it). In the past the free Terrestrial UK channels where only on a card supplied to UK (inc N.I.) addresses for Satellite, but those are all now FTA on Satellite. |
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08-03-2022, 08:39 PM | #25 |
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If you are in a country where books criticizing the government are banned, there is nothing wrong with practices that would be be dodgy if I did them. I’d be surprised to hear that many librarians, in countries ranking higher for freedom to read, would object.
One allegedly dodgy practice I may engage in is using, for eBooks, an unexpired card after moving. I could make excuses, but better to just say I Never claimed I was perfect. |
08-03-2022, 08:44 PM | #26 |
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It normally says you need to tell them your new address when you move. The intent is probably to be able to contact you if your paper book is overdue, rather than anything concerning eBooks, but, well, that’s the written rule.
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08-03-2022, 10:47 PM | #27 |
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It seems dodgy and more trouble than it's worth to use a library one is not entitled to use. Which is not to say I've never considered it; a relative has access to a good library system, and I've been tempted, either to use the relative's card (which would be greedy and unnecessary) or to use the relative's address to get my own card (which would be outright fraudulent).
Cost to the library and the taxpayers haven't been part of my decision, though they should be. |
08-04-2022, 01:27 AM | #28 |
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I have library cards for nine different library districts now. I am a resident, and taxpayer, in only one of those districts. I do not pay for the other eight out-of-district cards either.
But all those eight other districts willingly issue cards to non-district-residents, they even mention on their websites that they do this if you read the entire small print of their terms of service. The one qualification is that you must live in the same state as the library district. But you don't have to live in the library district itself or pay taxes there. I feel lucky to have this benefit. I can't believe that my state would be the only one to have something like this, so it might be worth checking to see if your state has it too. |
08-04-2022, 05:37 PM | #29 |
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I don't mind people using the library through various means, the libraries still gather stats on the usage and it helps funding regardless if the user has a card through questionable means. Really, it helps libraries when their collections are used, it helps justify their budget to city councils and etc...
I'm a librarian so I have some knowledge on how circ counts help libraries. Even ebook circulation helps. Plus most librarians I know just want people to use their resources! They even count items as used when the items aren't checked out but someone pulled it off the shelf and read at a table for a while. What I have a beef with is when non taxpayers for that library issue book challenges! I feel that only the local community should have a say on the library collection development. |
08-04-2022, 07:36 PM | #30 | |
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As noted in my last link, providing electronic resources to out of area Pennsylvanians is optional. My county, Montgomery, is the only one I know of that historically declines to provide eBook access to in-state outsiders. |
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