When I worked in the local library, I quite often had to wheel a trolley full of just-bought books into the public area to access the catalogue card cabinets. It would take me several hours to work through the cards and remove those which related to existing editions of the same books, to avoid duplication.
As these books were in the process of being catalogued, prior to going out on the shelves, they weren't able at that time to be checked out or removed by readers.
It was astonishing just how many people would come up to the trolley and actually LIFT clear the huge sign I'd put on it saying "These books not for lending - do not remove!!" to view the titles of the books beneath, before trying to take them to the check out desk. :rolleyes:
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