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Loan
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Borrowing |
Renewals |
Holds (Reservations) |
Overdue Materials |
Rates of Fines | |
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1. Borrowing |
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You may borrow a
maximum 3
books for a period of 2 weeks. No loan is extended to
the print journals. |
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b. |
Please produce your
staff card when borrowing. Borrowing must be done in person. |
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c. |
You are held
responsible for all materials charged to your card. |
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d. |
You must return or
renew library materials immediately when due or recalled. Otherwise
loan privileges may be suspended or fines incurred. |
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e. |
Library materials may
be returned through the book drop except multimedia materials, which
are to be returned at the Loans Desk at The Brenner Library. |
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f. |
Any material not
returned in response to a final overdue notice would be considered
as lost and you would be billed accordingly. |
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Library materials are
deemed to be on loan to you until properly checked in at return.
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Report the loss of
Library materials immediately to the Library. Fines will be
calculated, according to the prevailing fines rates, from the date
due to the date when the Library material was reported lost or, if
subsequently found, till the date the Library material was returned.
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Costs of replacing
lost Library materials include the current cost of the books
(including binding costs, if applicable) as well as administrative
and processing charges of $25.00 per book. |
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2. Renewals |
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a. |
You may renew the loan
period of Library materials twice via
myLINC. |
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b. |
Renewals will not be
accepted on myLINC if: |
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> Item is on hold for
another staff |
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> Item is overdue and
carries a fine |
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> Item has exceeded
number of renewals allowed |
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> Item has been
recalled |
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> Your accumulated
library fines has exceeded
$2.00 |
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3. Holds
(Reservations) |
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a. |
Holds can be placed
for Library materials with the status Due, At binding, In-process,
On order. |
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b. |
You may place holds on
Library materials through
myLINC or
LINC using the REQUEST function.
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c. |
You must check myLINC
regularly to find out whether the Library materials you have placed
on hold are ready to be picked up. Notices will be sent by email if
it had been provided. Others will be notified by postal mail. |
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d. |
Library materials
ready for pickup will be kept for 5 days from the date of
notification. |
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e. |
You may place holds on
a maximum number of items according to your loan entitlement. |
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You must personally
collect Library materials on hold. |
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4. Overdue Materials |
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a. |
Fines are levied on
overdue Library materials. No fines will be charged for the days
when the Library is closed. |
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b. |
Library privileges
(borrowing, renewing, reserving) will be suspended if overdue
Library materials are not returned or renewed. |
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Rates of Fines |
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a. |
Library privileges
(borrowing, renewing, reserving) will be suspended when accumulated
fines exceed $2.00. |
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b. |
Fines for books start
after the 3-day grace period. |
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c. |
Fines for overdue
books borrowed from The Brenner Library is $1.00 per day from 4th
day. |
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