Dear Colleagues,

>   [Patron block question ...]
>   I concur. We only care about blocking based on currently lost items,
>   not lost items that have been resolved and closed (whether by
>   returning the item, paying for it, replacing, it, etc.).
>
>    #2 all the way

The same procedure here at Marburg University Library.
So it would be #2 for us.

Kind regards,

Christian Matz

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