Data Journalism
What does it cost to replace Romeo and Juliet?
What happens to a lost Harry Potter? How about a late Lord of the Rings? Or a beat-up War and Peace?
An explosive report last year by Britain's Press Association dealt with those questions and more while focused on a normally quiet spot: the library.
Buttressed by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, the national news agency reported on a seemingly runaway library fining system within UK higher education and revealed a shocking number of students unwilling or unable to return loaned books. Specifically, over the course of six recent academic years, British colleges ...
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