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CIRCULATION AND RESERVES


BORROWING LIBRARY MATERIALS

* The Circulation Desk is located at the entrance to the Library. This is where books and other library materials are borrowed and returned.
* Circulating library books, computer software, videos, DVDs and other media may be borrowed, according to the following policies:

Students:
* Students must have a current, validated student I.D. card, in order to check out materials from the library. First time borrowers must fill out a Library Registration Form (available at the Circulation Desk).
* Students may borrow circulating books for 14 days.
* Videos, DVDs and Educational Resource Materials (student textbooks, teachers' guides, and workbooks) may be borrowed by Medaille students for 4 days, unless they have been placed on Reserve.
* A maximum of 15 items can be checked out on a student's record, with no more than five books in any one subject area, and no more than 2 videos and/or DVDs checked out at the same time.

Faculty:
* Faculty may borrow circulating books for 14 days.
* Faculty may borrow videos and DVDs for 14 days, unless they have been placed on Reserve.
* Reference books, and back issues of journals, magazines, and newspapers may be borrowed by Medaille faculty with a librarian's permission.

Staff:
*Medaille staff may borrow circulating books for 14 days.
*Reference books, and back issues of journals, magazines, and newspapers may be borrowed by Medaille staff with a librarian's permission.
*Videos, DVDs and Educational Resource Materials (student textbooks, teachers' guides, and workbooks) may be borrowed by Medaille staff for 4 days, unless they have been placed on Reserve.

Alumni:
* Alumni may borrow library books with an alumni card, issued and renewed yearly by the Development office, and presented at the Circulation Desk to be barcoded. Alumni may not borrow videos or DVDs.
RETURNING LIBRARY MATERIALS
* Library materials may be returned at the Circulation Desk.
OVERDUE AND REPLACEMENT CHARGES

* Fines are five cents per day for overdue books and computer software, and fifty cents per day for reserve materials.
* Overdue fines for videos and DVDs are $1.00/day. If these items are 30 days overdue, the borrower will be billed for full replacement cost plus a $25.00 processing fee.
* Full replacement cost will be charged for lost or severely damaged library materials. Accumulated fines exceeding $10 will result in the suspension of borrowing privileges.
* Failure to return borrowed materials will result in transcripts, semester grades, and refund checks being withheld, as well as a loss of library borrowing privileges.
REVIEW YOUR RECORD

*Library users can view their files on the library's automated circulation system, including patron contact information, items checked out and their due dates, overdue items and fines. Users can also renew books from this screen. To view your patron information, click on the "Review Your Record" button from any of the Library catalog pages. To protect the confidentiality of your library records, you must also select a PIN number and register it at the Circulation desk in order to use this feature.
RENEWALS AND HOLDS

* If no other library borrower has requested it, a book may be renewed twice (a total of six weeks borrowing time). Videos and DVDs may be renewed by students one time, for an additional 4 days. Renewal requests may be made at the Circulation Desk, by telephone, or online through the Library Catalog by clicking on the "Review your Record" button. To protect the confidentiality of your library records, you must also select a PIN number and register it at the Circulation desk in order to use this feature.
* If a book is checked out, a hold may be placed on that item by another library borrower.
BORROWING MEDIA

* Videos, DVDs, and other media may be checked out by Medaille students, faculty and staff, as stated above and according to the library's Video and DVD Circulation Policy. Alumni, and InfoPass users may not borrow DVDs or videos. DVDs and videos are not loaned through ILL.
COURSE RESERVES
The Medaille College Library provides Course Reserve services for students and faculty. Books, videos, DVDs, copies of assigned readings, supplemental readings, previous tests, research papers and assignments, and other materials are available at the front desk. A current bar-coded student ID card is required to check out all reserve items. Instructors will determine if their reserve materials are to be for in-library use only, or if they may be borrowed overnight.
ELECTRONIC RESERVES
Selected reserve materials may also be available online through the Library's ERes (Electronic Reserves) system. ERes provides access to selected course materials 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Library's Web pages.
To comply with copyright regulations, access to Electronic Reserves materials is password protected and limited to students enrolled in the specified classes. More information about Electronic Reserves is available in the library. Or see: ERes Information for Students or ERes Information for Faculty.
CONFIDENTIALITY


The Medaille College Library endorses the American Library Association's Policy Concerning Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information about Library Users, which states: "We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted." Patrons' usage of all library materials and services of the Medaille College Library will remain confidential. Confidentiality extends to: "Information sought or received, and materials consulted, borrowed or acquired, and includes database search records, reference interviews, circulation records, interlibrary loan records, and other personally identifiable uses of library materials, facilities, or services.

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