Between September 2018 and August 2019, the libraries at the University of York collected less than £20,000 in fines, significantly less than previous years, as shown by data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
This is despite expenditure rising and income falling since 2013.
The data shows that since 2013, the amount of money collected in fines by Libraries at the University has been steadily reducing.
In 2013, more than £35,000 was collected in fees, despite the University only having three libraries at the time.
Interestingly, the number of electronic books available on University servers has been increasing significantly, by more than 100,000 different books since 2013.
Max Hinchley, a final year PPE student told Vision: “I’m glad that students aren’t being fined as much for books that they really should have access to”.