Do Library Fines Work?: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Fines on Patronʹs Return Behavior at Two Mid-sized Academic Libraries Original Research Article

Data on library fines imposed at Eastern Illinois University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa was extracted and compared to determine whether fines had an impact on the patronʹs return behavior. The results indicated that fines as well as patron group status (undergraduate, graduate, faculty) have an impact on the patronʹs return behavior.