
{"id":4666,"date":"2015-10-08T07:34:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T05:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=4666\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T12:44:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T10:44:08","slug":"book-checked-out-from-library-after-167-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/book-checked-out-from-library-after-167-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Book checked out from library after 167 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is proven beyond doubt that this particular book has never, ever been read, perused or even skimmed to see what the content is. (Even though the book, as a work, may have been). This is according to the librarians at Copenhagen University Library Frederiksberg.<\/p>\n<p>The book was ordered up to the reading room by an interested reader a few days ago. But not before the librarians could ascertain that it was from 1848 and that the pages were still bound together, uncut &#8211; 167 years after the publishing date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This happens once in awhile, that books are ordered that clearly have never been lent out. This can be normally seen by the pages being still bound together,&#8221; explains Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier, head librarian to the University Post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/30330\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/newlibraryphoto.jpg\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" title=\"\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/30330\">New library website for University of Copenhagen students <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>User-generated purchasing<\/h2>\n<p>But it is seldom that something so old, and yet so &#8230; unread, is found. Even in a library that boasts half a million titles.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking in the world of science, the older something is, the less likely it will be borrowed, according to Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier. A 2008 study in the library showed that of all the books acquired by the library in a three year period, 32 per cent were never checked out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was one of the direct causes of us switching to a user-generated purchasing system,&#8221; Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier explains, where the reader&#8217;s demand for books is the sole determinant of the purchasing.<\/p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t be that interesting, or?<\/h2>\n<p>Databases at the library do not go back far enough to be able to ascertain how many old books there are that have never been checked out.<\/p>\n<p>With this degee of interest, the book title can&#8217;t be that enticing, Judge for yourself. It is: &#8220;Royal Society of Medicine Association&#8217;s writings, new series. book 1&#8221;. It is in Danish actually and the title is &#8216;Det kongelige Medicinske Selskabs&#8217; skrifter, ny r\u00e6kke, bind 1&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Give it a boost. Ask for it the next time you are in the Frederiksberg campus library.<\/p>\n<p>miy@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hear from you<\/a>. In the meantime, like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Twitter<\/a> for links to other Copenhagen academia news stories.<\/em><br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Librarians happy in the Frederiksberg campus. 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This can be normally seen by the pages being still bound together,&#8221; explains Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier, head librarian to the University Post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/30330\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/newlibraryphoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/30330\">New library website for University of Copenhagen students <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>User-generated purchasing<\/h2>\n<p>But it is seldom that something so old, and yet so &#8230; unread, is found. Even in a library that boasts half a million titles.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking in the world of science, the older something is, the less likely it will be borrowed, according to Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier. A 2008 study in the library showed that of all the books acquired by the library in a three year period, 32 per cent were never checked out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was one of the direct causes of us switching to a user-generated purchasing system,&#8221; Marianne Gr\u00fctzmeier explains, where the reader&#8217;s demand for books is the sole determinant of the purchasing.<\/p>\n<h2>Can&#8217;t be that interesting, or?<\/h2>\n<p>Databases at the library do not go back far enough to be able to ascertain how many old books there are that have never been checked out.<\/p>\n<p>With this degee of interest, the book title can&#8217;t be that enticing, Judge for yourself. It is: &#8220;Royal Society of Medicine Association&#8217;s writings, new series. book 1&#8221;. It is in Danish actually and the title is &#8216;Det kongelige Medicinske Selskabs&#8217; skrifter, ny r\u00e6kke, bind 1&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>Give it a boost. Ask for it the next time you are in the Frederiksberg campus library.<\/p>\n<p>miy@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hear from you<\/a>. 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