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Thefts of books and valuable documents costing $150-250 a year have forced the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning (OCS-OCL) Library to consider new security measures, including a $6100 electronic system. Charles C. Kovacs, OCS-OCL librarian, said yesterday.
Under a new security procedure, Kovacs is asking library users for ID cards and checking bags and packages for the first time. "We tried to trust the students but that trust is being betrayed," he said.
The proposed electronic system would involve placing a small mercury label in each book. Monitoring devices at the door would emit a beep if someone tried to remove a book. "One reason I considered it is because we cannot afford to have a staff member checking bags at the door...
The "most painful loss" is the loss of alumni comments on graduate and professional schools compiled by the OCS-OCL staff. "Former students take the time to fill out these questionnaires and students respond by stealing them," Kovacs said.
A ten-dollar bet with friends inspired the stunt, which made Withington famous. Calls came from Hollywood; Garry Moore and Ernie Kovacs invited him on their talk shows, and marriage proposals arrived through the mail.