{"id":3135,"date":"2018-06-29T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/?page_id=3135"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:22:26","slug":"missing-item-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/services\/circulation\/missing-item-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Item Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: Library staff conduct multiple searches over a period of several weeks for each item reported missing. 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