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| CIRCULATION POLICIES The Dean College Library is a member of the Minuteman Library Network (MLN) – a network of 6 academic libraries and 35 public libraries. Dean College Minuteman library cards are issued ONLY to current students, faculty and staff but are recognized at all MLN libraries. Anyone not connected to Faculty members with Dean IDs will have the barcode placed on the back of their ID card. Those without IDs will be issued blue Minuteman cards. Patrons and Dean Alumni are welcome to use their Minuteman library cards to borrow Dean’s circulating materials. A Dean ID / Library card and the materials checked out on that card are the responsibility of the card owner. Therefore, it is advised that you do not loan your card to others. >> Back to top Materials are checked out for the following loan periods: Books - 2 weeks Periodicals – do not circulate, may photocopy Media – do not circulate, may be viewed in the library Faculty Reserve – may be used for 2 hours at a time in the library Reference Materials - in library use, may photocopy Books - 4 weeks Periodicals - do not circulate Media - 2 weeks Faculty Reserve - professors may borrow/ remove items at their discretion Reference Materials - in library use, may photocopy Materials may be renewed one time if no HOLD has been placed on it for another person. >> Back to top Late Fees (Fines) and Overdue Materials Fines are $.05 per day up to a $1.00 maximum per item. However, there is an exception to this rule: Dean students, Dean faculty and Dean staff borrowing materials from the Dean College Library will have late fees waived when the overdue materials are returned to the Dean College Library Circulation Desk. However, any other accrued fees must be lower than $5.00 in order for the student/patron to borrow additional materials. Overdue notices are printed up every Monday by the Minuteman system at Central Site, in Overdue materials left on students’ accounts will affect borrowing privileges at all Minuteman libraries and result in college restrictions – such as registering for classes, receiving a diploma, or obtaining transcripts. >> Back to top Holds (requests) can be placed by students, faculty and staff on any Minuteman circulating material(s) for delivery to the Dean College Library. In order to do this, you will need a current Dean College ID/ library card with an active PIN code. The Minuteman Library Network is available at the following URL: http://library.minlib.net/search/ . You are able to search all 41 libraries in the network or choose a specific library catalog to search. When you locate what you need, click on the blue “Request” button and enter your 14 digit library card number with no spaces, enter your 4 digit PIN code, chose
>> Back to top The Virtual Catalog allows library users in good standing to simultaneously search several library catalogs and request items that are unavailable at any Minuteman Library. The Virtual Catalog system is supported with state and federal funds and can be accessed via a link on the Minuteman Library Network homepage at the following URL: http://library.minlib.net/search/. There are no renewals on Virtual Catalog materials.
Materials placed on reserve by the faculty are available at the Dean College Library’s Circulation Desk. Students will need their Dean ID/ library card to borrow the reserve material from the Circulation Desk. All Faculty Reserve materials must be used in the library within a set two hour time limit. To see if your professor has something on reserve for your class go to this URL: http://www.dean.edu/it/library/reservebookroom.htm.
Since the CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes owned by the Dean College Library support the curriculum, they belong to our Faculty Reserve collection and may ONLY be checked out by Magazines, journals, and newspapers do not circulate. However, information from these sources may be photocopied. Plus many full-text articles can be accessed through our electronic databases. If you are unable to locate a particular article, stop by the Circulation Desk, give us all the information you have – such as the title of article, author of the article, publication it appeared in and the date of the periodical – and we’ll be happy to search for the article or do an interlibrary loan for you.
The library does not purchase textbooks nor have textbooks available for student use unless the professor has placed it on Faculty Reserve. Reserves are checked out to a student’s library card and may be used for 2 hours within the library. At the end of the two hours the student must return the book to the Circulation Desk. If no one else is waiting for the book, the student may borrow it for another two hours. One photocopy machine is available for student use at the library. The cost is $.10 per page and it will accept nickels, dimes and quarters. Change is available at the Circulation Desk for one, five and ten dollar bills. Anything larger than ten dollars must be broken at one of the near-by banks or the campus book store.
The library has seven computers on the Minuteman Library Network available for students’ research. A network printer is also available at no charge for students to print a copy of their research articles. Computers on the Dean Network with Microsoft Office – allowing students to type and print papers - are available in the labs in the Peirce Technology & Science Building, the SGA lab on the lower level of the Campus Center, the Berenson Writing Center in Chapman House and now on the main floor of the E. Ross Anderson Library: eight computers with Microsoft Office for student use. Come type and print your papers in the library.
The replacement cost of damaged or unreturned books and other library materials is the responsibility of the card holder. You will be billed for this cost. Failure to return or pay the replacement cost for lost/ damaged items may result in college restrictions – such as registering for classes, receiving a diploma, or obtaining transcripts.
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