Ah, Rapaire!
Many years ago when I was a postgrad in the Botany School at Melbourne Uni all the Science Faculty Schools had their own section of the main library located in their respective School buildings and staffed by a dedicated (in all senses of the word) specialist librarian. Ours would put newly arrived serials and books in the Tea Room area for our perusal for a week or so before installing them in either the Reserved Shelves (in her separate office) or the publicly-accessible shelves of the Botany Library.

In about 1970 a book arrived that had every known published article on Cannabis sativa. The plant was famous not only for the obvious reasons but because, ever since hemp rope had gone out of favour, the species had been the botanical "lab rat" of choice for researching 'onset of flowering', 'sex-determination' etc.; those two topics were of interest to our plant physiology researchers.   As soon as I saw it I told her it would be best kept under her control in the Reserved Section.

She couldn't understand my concerns and put it out on the main shelves, where it lasted no more than a week. And NO, I knew nothing about its disappearance.

But I did want to explore its information, which is how I know how long it lasted.

Cheers, Rowan