General Rules:

¨ No cell phone or pager use.

¨ No food, drinks, or gum chewing allowed.

¨ Absolutely no loud conversation is permitted.

¨ Conversation/discussions must be kept down and not heard outside of the study rooms.

¨ Loud music played through headphones is not allowed.

¨ Vandalizing library property is prohibited.

Electronic Resources and Computer Services:

¨ Computers are to be used for educational research purposes only.

¨ Students conduct their own searches.

¨ Written search instructions are provided.

¨ No alteration of the computer desktop is allowed.

¨ Printed copies are charged electronically to students.

Microfiche/Film Copiers:

¨ In-house use only.

¨ 10 cents per page is charged to copy.

¨ Return microfiche/film to trays provided on top of the microfiche cabinet.

Copy Room:

¨ 10 cents per page is charged to copy.

¨ Copyright laws and the University policies and procedures govern copying materials.

Telephone:

¨ An on-campus phone is located in the copier room.

¨ The telephone is for on-campus calls only and limited to 5 minutes per person.

 Fees and Fines:

Until fees/fines are paid, students will not be allowed to register for classes, take exams, check out library materials, and transcripts will be withheld.

¨ Overdue Books:  25 cents per day.

¨ Lost Books: The price of the book plus a $25.00 processing fee
   for replacement.

¨ Notice:   $1.00 fee per correspondence will be charged.

Books:

¨ A total of 30 books may be checked out at any given time.

¨ Books can be checked out for 4 weeks.

¨ One renewal is allowed, if no hold has been placed.

¨ No phone renewals allowed.

Periodical and Reference Materials:

¨ In-house use only.

¨ Return all periodicals and reference materials to Circulation Desk after use.

Reserves:

¨ Located at the Circulation Desk and Learning Lab.

¨ Printed materials may be checked out for 3 hours.

¨ Media reserves may be checked out for 2 hours.

¨ One (1) renewal allowed if no hold has been placed.

¨ All reserves are used in-house only.

Inter-Library Loan: (ILL)

¨ Most ILL (s) are free of charge. May take 1- 3 weeks to receive.

¨ Individual borrower is responsible for any fee/fines assessed by the lending library.

¨ For assistance with ILL, you may call ext. 6732.

¨ ILL Requests are made via the JCSU Library Catalog.

Curriculum Lab:

¨ A special collection for teacher preparation program is provided.

¨ Priority is given to students majoring in education.

¨ Books in the Curriculum Lab may be checked out for 4 weeks.

¨ Return all books to the book truck provided in the lab.

Instructional Media and Learning Lab:

Hours:            Monday – Thursday         9am – 5pm
                        Friday                          9am – 4pm

Provides JCSU students with a facility to view audiovisual materials, broadcast programs within the license guidelines, and produce audiovisual materials to enhance students’   course work and classroom presentation.

Materials on reserve may be viewed during the learning lab’s hours.

Modern Communication Room (Multimedia Room) must be reserved 48 hours in advance and be used in conjunction with course work or University related activities.

Direct all questions and requests to the Circulation and Media Support Technician, Ext. 6743.

Archives:

Archival materials are used in the archives research area only.

Access to the collection is by request from 9am to 2pm.

Some of the archival materials are closed to the public. Please refer to the Archives pages for more information.