Learning
Resources and Technology
| Effective Date: |
05.27.1959 |
Revision Date: |
06.22.1964 |
| Chapter Name: |
Academic
Programs and Requirements |
Policy Number: |
6.3.2 |
| Policy Name: |
Learning
Resources and Technology |
| A
PDF version of this policy is available
via this link. |
FACILITIES
The Center of Educational Resources houses all
the University library collections and is arranged
on a divisional basis with the open-stacks and services
divided among the divisions of Education and Psychology,
Science and Technology, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Special collections include a large Instructional
Materials Center in conjunction with the Education
and Psychology Division, a map library in the Science
and Technology Division, the University Archives,
and a collection of United States Government Documents
in the Social Science Division. There is an Audio-Visual
Center supplementing books and journals with films,
filmstrips, recordings, and other non-book materials.
Other special facilities include faculty studies,
group studies, seminars, student typing rooms, microfilm
reading rooms, smoking rooms and lockers for graduate
students and faculty members.
BORROWING PRIVILEGES FOR FACULTY
Faculty members with the rank of instructor or
above are entitled to full borrowing privileges.
They also have free use of many audio-visual services
for instructional purposes. This use does not include
some production services. Off-campus student teachers
are restricted to the use of audio-visual materials
owned by the University. The supervising teacher
must sign the request form.
LENGTH OF LOANS FOR FACULTY
Faculty members may borrow books from the general
collections for one semester. These books, however,
may be recalled after two weeks if someone requests
them or if needed for a course reserve. Renewals
are permitted, but books may not be renewed if reserved
by another borrower or are needed for reserve. They
may borrow children's literature for three days
with one renewal, pamphlets and instructional materials
for seven days and periodicals for 24 hours. Faculty
members have use of reserve materials according
to the loan period stipulated by the faculty member
requesting the reserve. Faculty husbands and wives
also may apply for library cards and may borrow
books from the general collection for two weeks.
INVENTORIES
A list of books charged to each faculty member
is sent to him or her annually, with the request
that he or she return those books no longer being
used. Books charged out for less than a year
may be renewed without bringing them to the Center
of Educational Resources.
PLACING BOOKS ON RESERVE
Books are placed on reserve only at the request
of a faculty member. Forms are provided by
the Circulation Department.
Types of reserves include:
- Two-hour reserve books must be used
in the Center of Educational Resources
during the day and may circulate overnight.
- 24-hour reserve books.
- Three and seven-day reserve books.
(If only one instructor has reserved
a particular title, he or she may
give special written permission for
a particular student to have a book
for a longer period.)
Two copies of each reading list on library forms
should be sent to the circulation librarian several
weeks before books are needed on reserve. If new
titles are to be placed on reserve, two months should
be allowed. ("Rush" for reserve should
be indicated on the order slip.)
Reference books and periodicals normally are not
placed on reserve. However, if an instructor informs
a librarian of a particular volume which will be
under heavy demand, special steps will be taken
to protect the volume and still make it easily available.
Books are placed on reserve for one semester at
a time. At the end of the semester, a letter is
sent to each instructor asking which books are no
longer needed and requesting that new lists be submitted
for the next semester. If there is no response to
the letter, the books are taken off reserve.
AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES
Audio-visual equipment and materials include University-owned
films. Filmstrips, slides, recordings, charts, graphs
and posters, previewing and record listening facilities,
tape recorders, record players, film projectors,
slide projectors, filmstrip, overhead and opaque
projectors, public address systems, easels, screens
and felt boards.
Requests for audio-visual materials should be made
on the book request forms. University-owned materials
are available immediately, unless in use. Rental
materials may be ordered from any source; a wide
selection of catalogs is available. Requests for
rentals from the University of Michigan should be
made at least seven days in advance; from other
sources, at least ten days in advance.
Student projectionists are available for showings
to University classes. If University-owned materials
are to be used, the request for a projectionist
should be made three days in advance; if rented
materials are to be used, the request should be
made at the time the materials are ordered.
AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS CATALOG
The Audio-Visual Materials Catalog and its Supplements
detailing the services and resources available are
sent to all faculty members.
Audio-visual equipment and materials on extended
faculty loan are inventoried periodically during
the year.
LECTURES TO CLASSES
The library staff will instruct students in the
use of library resources. A faculty member desiring
this service should contact the division librarian
for instruction in general library use and the director
of the Audio-Visual Center for demonstration of
audio-visual equipment.
LIBRARY HOURS
The Center of Educational Resources is closed only
on holidays and on weekends during vacation and
intersemester. Daily hours are posted on the entrance
doors and announced in Focus EMU.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Materials needed for research which are not available
for purchase may be requested from other institutions
through interlibrary loan. Such loans can be made
for personal research and for research undertaken
in connection with University responsibilities.
Each lending institution determines the length of
the loan. Request forms are available at the Information
Desk at the card catalog.
Eastern faculty members also have borrowing privileges
at the University of Michigan.
ORDERING BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
The Center of Educational Resources allocates funds
annually to the academic departments for book selections.
Departmental allocations not spent by May 1 revert
to the general library book budget. The department's
completed order forms should be sent to the Center
of Educational Resource's Order Department. Titles
outside a department's subject area may be suggested
directly to the order librarian.
It takes at least six weeks to order and process "in-print" titles;
out- of print titles take longer. "Rush" orders
are given every possible consideration.
Titles to be added to the periodical collection
may be ordered by sending the necessary information
on the usual book order slip to the Serials Department.
LIBRARY FINES AND PENALTIES
Fines
Overdue books, including all books except those
on reserve or restricted to library use:
$.10 per day or portion thereof. Maximum
$10.00.
Overnight, two-hour reserve books and materials
circulated on special permission:
$.25 for first hour or portion thereof, and $.50
for each additional hour or portion thereof.
Three-day and seven-day reserve books:
$.50 per day.
Overdue pamphlets or pictures:
$.02 per item per day.
Twenty-four hour reserve books:
$.25 per hour or portion thereof
Penalties
Not paying fines when book is returned:
$.50 in addition to fine per billing letter sent
to student.
Unauthorized removal of library materials from
the library:
Hourly fines as for overdue overnight reserve books.
Non-return of overdue books reserved by other borrowers:
After deadline date and hour stated on overdue
notice have passed, hourly fines as for overnight
reserve books.
Payment for Lost Materials
Lost pamphlets:
$.20 plus $.50 processing fee per item.
Lost pictures:
$.20 per picture .
Lost books:
The replacement cost of book, plus any fines accumulated
up to the date book was reported lost (maximum $10.00),
plus $5.00 processing fee. If the item is later
found, its purchase cost will be refunded if the
item is still needed in the library collection.
Processing fee and overdue fine will not be refunded.
Adjustment of fines, penalties and payment for
lost materials:
Fines and fees may be adjusted by the Circulation
Librarian, Associate Director (Public Services)
or Director. The decision whether to take back a
lost and later found item may be made by the Circulation
Librarian, the Coordinator of the Division where
the book belongs, or a Library Administrator.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
|
Minutes of the State Board of Education,
May 27, 1959.
Minutes of
the Board of Regents, June 22, 1964; para. .93M.
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