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Originally Posted by Icarusbop
Not necessary, if the loan system was done right.
e.g.
If I loaned a book out it could spawn a copy of itself that would only be useable for 2 weeks (for example), at the same it could lock the 'original' copy so it won't open for the same period.( obviouls only 1 spawned copy would be allowed at one time)
In a way this would be better as the loaned book, would automatically get returned after a preset period
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This is similar to what is already in place in the Chicago Public Library. Loaned for 2 weeks, then goes *poof*, similar to the original DivX movie-rental mechanism. A number of smaller libraries are picking up on it but have miniscule selection thus far.