Perhaps the students don't realise that the tuition they are paying is a mere
fraction of what it really costs to educate them. I am sure taxpayers
and contributing alumni would not appreciate supporting the irresponsible
behavior/habits of these students, and tax payers are the ones ultimately
paying for these supplies.
On 2 Mar 1993 CHRISS@inca.law.csuohio.edu wrote:
> This message is aimed primarily at academic law librarians, but
> others may recognize the same situation at their workplaces.
>
> How do you handle the problem of numerous office supply requests at
> the Circulation Desk? This really sems to be getting out of hand at
> my library. We do have two or three different kinds of staplers and
> a 3-hole punch at the end of our Circulation counter. However, we
> constantly get requests for tape, scissors, paper clips, white-out,
> rubber bands, pens/pencils for class, or you name it. These requests
> cause many work interruptions throughout the day, not to mention the
> cost of providing these supplies. I'd like to accommodate our
> students, but this seems a little much. I've found that many
> students believe they are entitled to such supplies as tuition-paying
> members of the law school community. Would that be like taxpayer
> status (and we all know about that one!)? Anyway, I'd appreciate some
> feedback or problem-solving strategies. Thanks a lot.
> Christine M. Stouffer chriss@inca.law.csuohio.edu
> Cleveland State University
> Law Library
> 1801 Euclid Avenue
> Cleveland, Ohio 44115
> (216) 687-2251
> Fax: (216) 687-6881
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