>Dr Jessica Gardner, university librarian and director of library services since 2017, said: “My predecessors genuinely believed that what had happened was that these had been mis-shelved or misfiled and they took forward extensive searches over the years in that genuine belief.
>“Now we have completely reviewed as a new team what happened and come to a conclusion that that’s not a sufficient position or set of actions to take.”
The article goes on to say that "Cambridge University library has more than 130 miles (210km) of shelving", so it would have needed time to really think and consider the possibility that the notebooks have been stolen, I believe.
>Dr Jessica Gardner, university librarian and director of library services since 2017, said: “My predecessors genuinely believed that what had happened was that these had been mis-shelved or misfiled and they took forward extensive searches over the years in that genuine belief.
>“Now we have completely reviewed as a new team what happened and come to a conclusion that that’s not a sufficient position or set of actions to take.”
The article goes on to say that "Cambridge University library has more than 130 miles (210km) of shelving", so it would have needed time to really think and consider the possibility that the notebooks have been stolen, I believe.