Seniors or others working on honors projects with offices in the library should be required to check out the books they use. While someone might delude themselves into thinking they are just throwing a wrench in the system, in reality, the negative impact of their actions will fall upon those who use the libary, not those who run it. The marking of books and scores is another problem. Too often people deface library materials in an act either of defiance or thoughtlessness. The practice is detrimental to those attempting to use the materials later.
Copy machines exist for students who wish to mark their materials.
The defacing is the result of a few individuals who ought to take into consideration the effects of their actions on the rest of the academic community. Defacing library materials and or willfully keeping them past their due date are violations of the honor code. Students often regard this as a hollow threat. On the whole the student body upholds the honor code when it comes to papers and exams, but the consensus seems to be that a different honor code applies to the library. This is not the case, and students should uphold library policies as they do other aspects of the honor code.