Alumnae
and Special Borrowers
Saint
Mary's College Alumnae and members of the South Bend
community may apply in person for borrowing privileges
at the Cushwa-Leighton Library during regular business
hours ( M - F 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.). Special library cards
will be issued which will be valid for one year at
the Cushwa-Leighton Library and must be renewed annually.
Loan
Periods:
Books .........28 days. Materials may be renewed in person for
another loan period
Reserve Books.........Must be enrolled in the class, 2 hour loan
All other materials must be used in the Library only.
The online
catalog is available for searching for materials.
Please inquire at the circulation desk 284-5278
if the material you require is not on the shelf. Interlibrary
loan services are
provided to alumnae with a borrowers card. Interlibrary
loan services are not provided
to to other special borrowers.
Course
reserve materials can be searched in the course
reserve catalog by instructor name, course name/number
and title. Printed lists of course reserve materials
are also available in notebooks at the circulation
desk. Alumnae
and special borrowers must be enrolled in
the course and may use course reserve materials for
a period of two (2) hours in the library.
It
is your responsibility to return library materials
on time. Library materials that are not
returned or renewed by the due date are subject
to overdue notices and service charges. Overdue
reminders will be sent primarily via e-mail.
Failure to receive overdue reminders
does not exempt you from the due date.
Items
not returned after 30 days from the due date
will be presumed lost. A lost book
fee of $60.00 will be automatically assessed.
This charge includes a $40.00 book replacement fee*
and a $20.00 processing fee.
All
fees should be paid in the College Business Office.
Unpaid library charges may result in patron borrowing
privileges being restricted until the matter is resolved
and may result in having an unpaid account turned
over to a collection agency. Materials
found and returned to the Library within one year
after they have been billed will have the replacement
fee refunded.
Questions
about this policy should be directed to the Collection
Management Supervisor.
Theft
and mutilation of library materials are state offenses, Indiana
Code 35-43-4-3.5, and, therefore, are matters
for College disciplinary action. Inspection of books,
briefcases, backpacks, and handbags may be requested
to ensure that library materials are properly checked
out.
Printing
limit : The College has implemented a
print accounting system for all computer cluster
printers. For more information please click on PrintLimit@
Saint Mary's College . Guests without a network
user I.D.and password will need to ask
for assistance at the Reference Desk for limited printing from our guest accounts.
Guest printing will ONLY BE available during Reference
Service hours.
* Fees based
upon data from "The Bowker Annual: Library
and Book Trade Almanac"
