LIBRARY RULES & REGULATIONS

 

 

1. Control Procedures

 

 

    All students must present their currently validated library cards as they enter the library.

 

    Extramural users must present their I.D. and a letter of introduction from the librarian of the institution where they are affiliated.

 

    Students must leave their bags, attaché cases, folders and envelopes in the depository counter.  Valuables should be brought inside the library. The library will not be liable for loss of the user’s personal things.

 

    Library materials to be taken out from the library should be presented to the authorized person in charge at the Circulation counter.

 

    Upon exit users should present the borrowed materials to the authorized person in charge at the Control desk.

 

    Users must show to the authorized person at the control desk the date due slip of every material to be taken to ensure that the material had been properly checked out at the Circulation Counter.

 

 

 

 2. Borrower’s Card/ Library Card

 

    Free borrower’s card is issued to new students a month after filling up the Student’s Record Form.

 

    Old students must validate/update their library cards every semester or summer term. They must present their registration form before their library cards are validated/updated.

 

    A lost library card must be reported immediately to the librarian. Otherwise, the owner of unreported lost card will be held liable for whatever library materials listed on his/her name.

 

    A lost library card is replaced upon presentation of the Official receipt of payment from the Cashier’s Office, school ID and 1 x 1 picture. The penalty for the lost card is P30.00

The library card is nontransferable. Students caught lending their borrower’s card/library card may be deprived of their library privileges for a period specified by the College Librarian. (a week’s suspension for the first offense, a month’s suspension for the second, and a whole semester’s suspension for the third offense).

 

    Library cards are valid only for the current semester or summer term.

 

 

 3. Fines & Losses

 

    For overdue Circulation books a fine of P2.00/ day is charged.

   

    For Reserve book and Periodicals, a fine of P1.00/hour is charged.

 

    Users who borrow books for photo copying purposes are allowed to keep the books for only an hour, beyond which a fine of P5.00/hr will be charged.

 

    No clearance will be signed until fines and other accountabilities are settled.  For any loss of library materials, the borrower must report the matter immediately to the librarian. Otherwise, in addition to paying for the loss of the book, the borrower will have to pay an overdue fine incurred until the loss is reported.

 

    The borrower should replace the lost book with the same kind of book. However when the said book is unavailable in bookstores, the borrower may look at other titles, provided it contains the same or related subject to the one being replaced.

 

    For any damaged materials, if reparable, the borrower is charged for the cost of the repair.

Non-print materials may be borrowed by a professor for classroom instruction only.

 

    Students are allowed to use their personal laptop computers provided it is fully charged. Charging of laptops or any electronic devices inside the library is not allowed.

 

 

BOOKS USED IN THE LIBRARY

 

    Books taken out from the shelves or cabinets need not be re-shelved after use by the user. These should be placed on the table. Library personnel will do the shelving.

               

The following types of materials are to be read only in the library.

               

• General references: encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and yearbooks.

• Theses and dissertations.

• Periodicals, newspapers, magazines, and journals.

• Vertical file materials: clippings, brochures, pamphlets and newsletters.

• Maps, globes and other non-print materials may be borrowed by professors for classroom instruction only.

• CD ROMs are for room use only.

• To Borrow a Circulation Book

 

    Check the card catalog to see if the library has the book you need. Check under author, title, and possible subject entries.

 

    Copy the call number, author, and book title.

 

    Using the call number as guide, look for the book in the shelves. Ask for library staff assistance if the book is out of shelf.

 

    On the book card, write your name, the date, then your course or your borrower’s number. 

   

    Present the book with the book card and your library card at the Circulation desk for home use charging.

 

    Two books (one Circulation and one Reserve) for home use may be borrowed within a loan period specified by the WVSUCC Library (Circulation-1 day, Reserve-overnight use only, Fiction-5 days).

 

 

 

 5. To Return a Circulation Book

 

    Present the borrowed book at the Circulation desk.

   

    Get your library card from the staff in charge of the Circulation desk.

 

 

 

 6. To Borrow Materials for Photocopying

 

    Fill up the photocopying slip and the book card of the book you wish to borrow for photocopying.

 

    Present the book to the staff in charge. An exit slip will be given to you.

 

    Present this exit pass slip together with the book you wish to photocopy at the control desk.

 

    Borrowed materials for photocopying should be returned in an hour.

 

 

 

 7. To Charge Out Reserve Books

 

    Reserve books may be charged out for overnight use at 3:00 PM from Monday to Friday and due before 9:00 AM the following day.

 

    Fines for reserve books borrowed after due time is

P 1.00 per hour.

 

 

 

 8. To Use the Graduate School Section

 

    Reserve books, journals, theses, dissertations/ research papers are for room use only.

 

    Photocopying of theses and dissertations is not allowed.

 

 

 

 

OFFICIAL LIBRARY HOURS

 

 

MONDAY-SATURDAY 7:00 AM- 5:00 PM (No noon break)

 

Closed on Sundays & Holidays

Note: Schedules are subject to change.

 

 

 

 

BORROWING SCHEDULES

 

 

CIRCULATION  SECTION

 

    ROOM USE             :          7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

    PHOTOCOPYING       :          7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 

    OVERNIGHT LOAN     :          7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

 

RESERVE SECTION

 

    APPLICATION & SUBMISSION    :    7:00 AM-2:00 PM

               

    ROOM USE & PHOTOCOPYING  :   7:00 AM- 4:00 PM

                                                               

    OVERNIGHT LOAN                :   3:00 PM- 5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

Internet Use:

 

 

    All students are eligible for internet access. The library provides internet access for academic purposes only on first come, first served basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHO CAN USE THE LIBRARY?

 

• All faculty, staff and currently enrolled students of WVSU-Calinog Campus who accept these General Conduct.

• Extramural readers or visitors/ researchers including those from consortium member schools with a letter of introduction from their respective librarian.

 

 

 

 

WHO CAN BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY?

 

 

• Currently enrolled students of WVSU Calinog Campus.

• Full-time and part-time faculty & staff of WVSU Calinog Campus.

 

 

 

 

 

General Conduct

 

    The University Library is a public place of learning. As such, it expects from users observance of its rules and regulations and cooperation to promote a conducive and scholarly atmosphere.

               

• The library is a place for quiet study. Silence should be observed at all times. All users should behave in a manner that is not disruptive to others and does not constitute an act of misconduct as defined in the University Handbook Conduct & Discipline.

 

• Discussion is permitted only in the designated area.

 

• Eating, drinking, sleeping, smoking and playing games are not permitted in the library.

 

• Every user is asked to help keep the library neat and orderly. The user is requested to arrange the chairs before leaving.

 

• Quiet use of mobile phones should be observed.

 

• Newspapers & magazines should be returned to their respective periodical stand.

 

•  Library staff/student assistants are responsible in returning the books to their proper shelves.