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Circulation Policies:
In order to make materials accessible to students as needed, the Library
has adopted the following circulation policies:
Eligible Borrowers
A valid driver’s license or other picture identification as approved by
the librarian must be presented at the circulation desk to obtain a
library card. Materials may be borrowed by the following persons:
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Currently enrolled students
of Owensboro Community and Technical College. |
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Faculty and staff of
OCTC. |
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Area high school students
who have a valid drivers license and adult residents of Owensboro and
the OCTC service areas including Daviess County, Ohio County, Hancock
County, and McLean County. |
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Students of colleges with which OCTC has reciprocal borrowing
agreements—currently Brescia University and Kentucky Wesleyan
College. |
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WKU Owensboro
regional campus personnel and currently enrolled students. |
Materials for In-library Use
Only
Reference books, periodicals, microforms, some course reserves, and some
videotapes are restricted to in-library use only. A microform
reader/printer and a copy machine are available; compliance with current
copyright law is the responsibility of the user. A TV and CD/DVD/Video player is
available for viewing non-circulating videotapes.
Borrowing Privileges
All borrowers must agree to abide by the Library’s policies, including
acceptance of responsibility for overdue and replacement charges.
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Patrons must have their library cards and must not have their
privileges restricted in order to check out materials. |
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OCTC students, faculty, and staff are subject to a limit of 25 checked-out items at any given
time. All community patrons are subject to a limit of 5 checked-out items
at any given time. |
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Holds may be placed on most items. Exceptions are KET tapes and reserves. |
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Items may be renewed one time, but only if there are no holds placed on
the item, the item does not have a "Lost" status, and the patron's
privileges have not been restricted. Exceptions are KET tapes and reserves
which cannot be renewed. |
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Reserves circulate according to the time requested by the instructor who
put them on reserve. Times may be 2 hours, 1 day, or 3 days. |
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Books, music CDs, audiotapes, and audio books circulate for 3 weeks. |
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Videotapes and DVDs circulate for 1 week. |
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KET tapes circulate overnight and patrons may only check out one at a time. |
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Headphones circulate 2 hours. |
Borrowing
Privileges with Other Libraries
In addition to the above privileges, OCTC students and faculty may check
out materials from libraries with which OCTC has reciprocal borrowing
agreements—Brescia University and Kentucky Wesleyan College. Students
who borrow from these schools must abide by their circulation policies. If
the local libraries have been searched and needed information has not been
found, materials may be borrowed from other Kentucky or U.S. libraries.
See Interlibrary Loan Policies at the end of this document.
Service and Replacement Charges
Patrons will receive a date due slip for all materials when items are
checked out. Failure to receive overdue notices does not exempt borrowers
from responsibility for returning items on time or for charges levied if
they are not. The following charges are incurred when items are not
returned to the library by the date due.
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Books, audio books, music CDs, and audiotapes will be assessed $.10 per
day per item for each day overdue.
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Videotapes, DVDs, one- and three-day reserve items, and KET tapes will be
assessed $1.00 per day per item for each day overdue.
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Hourly reserves will be assessed $.25 per hour per item overdue.
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Items that are lost and not returned will be billed to the patron at the
cost of replacement, plus $10.00 processing fee, plus overdue charges. If
the item is returned, the replacement cost and processing fee will be
credited to patron’s account. Overdue charges will still be due.
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Lost or stolen library cards will be replaced for $3.00.
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Appealing Fines
If a patron feels he/she has been billed in error, he/she may ask at the
Circulation Desk for a Fine Appeal form. The appeal will be referred to
the Director of Library Services for resolution. Telephone or email
address must be included for future communication.
Damaged Books
Notify the Circulation Desk staff when you bring in a damaged book. Some
minor damage is reparable by library staff. You will not be charged in
that case. If the book cannot be repaired by staff but can be repaired by
a binding service, you will only be charged for the actual cost of repair
plus postage.
Restriction of
Privileges
Any patron with overdue items and/or unpaid late fees or replacement charges (either at
the OCTC libraries, at one of the reciprocal local libraries, or at another
lending institution because of an interlibrary loan) will have his or her
circulation privileges suspended and will not be able to register or
obtain transcripts until the debt is cleared.
Interlibrary Loan
Policies
All patrons must have a library card to request interlibrary loans.
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A patron may request 3 books and/or 5 articles at one time. |
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Requests are made by filling out an Interlibrary Loan Request Form, either in
the library or from the form on the library's website. |
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A patron wanting to renew an item must bring the book to the interlibrary
loan librarian by due date and leave it until confirmation of renewal is
received by lending institution. |
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Overdue charges are assessed at the time the item is overdue. An overdue
notice will be sent to the patron informing him/her of the charge. |
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A charge of $1.00 per day per item, as of the date of the letter, will be
assessed. |
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If a book is lost or not returned, the patron will owe the cost of the
book plus the processing fee assessed by the lending institution. |
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Any patron with overdue items and/or unpaid replacement charges will have
his or her circulation privileges suspended and will not be able to
register or obtain transcripts until the debt is cleared. |
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