Scotland: Computer blamed for loss of library finesgreenspun.com : LUSENET : Grassroots Information Coordination Center (GICC) : One Thread |
A "discredited" computer system has led to many people escaping fines for overdue
library material and has been blamed for
contributing to a #180,000 shortfall in
Edinburgh City Council's book and
audio-lending service.The conversion of data during August and
September last year had been "fraught with
difficulties" which further impaired the ability of staff to identify and collect
income.The Electronic Herald
-- spider (spider0@usa.net), May 04, 2000