Circulation Information

A valid MVCC library card must be presented to check out library materials or to use any reserve material. A card issued at the Utica Campus Library may be used at the Rome Campus Library and vice versa.Students, staff and faculty use the College's SUNYCard as their library card. Members of the community may register for a library card at the Circulation desk; borrowers must present identification which includes a picture and a current address.

The loan period for general materials is 21 days for all borrowers, except for MVCC faculty and staff, who may borrow materials for a semester.The following exceptions exist for these other materials:

Reserve items	3 hours in-library use only
Feature film videos &dvd's	4 days
Magazines & journals	non-circulating
Reference books	non-circulating

Periodicals (e.g. newspapers, magazines, journals) cannot be checked out of the library. Photocopiers are readily available to allow library users to copy articles.

Borrowing Limits

Community residents, high school students (16 years or older), and students from other colleges may have a total of five (5) items checked out at any one time. The following limits, based on format, apply to ALL borrowers:

Feature film videos or dvds	Two
Audio Cassettes	Two
Compact Discs	Two
Educational Videos	Two

All borrowed materials should be returned to the Circulation desk at either the Utica or Rome Campus Libraries. A drop box is available in the lobby of Payne Hall (Utica Campus) and the atrium of the Plumley Complex (Rome Campus) for returning items when the libraries are closed.

Renewals

In general, one renewal is permitted, unless the item has been requested by another library user.

No renewals are permitted for best sellers or feature film videos or DVDs.

Fines and Late Fees

• Fines on Reserve materials are $1.00 per day per item.
• Late fees on Feature film videos & dvds are $1.00 per day per item.
• There is a $10.00 fine for damaging periodicals.

All items are subject to recall if needed for reserves or requested by another library user. Notice of recall may be made by telephone or mail. Please return recalled material promptly as a courtesy to the next borrower.

Financial Responsibilities and Loss of Borrower Privileges

You are financially responsible for all materials checked out on your library card. Should you lose an item, you will be charged its replacement cost plus a $10.00 processing fee.

Your borrowing privileges will be suspended if you owe fines or have overdue material. In addition you will not be permitted to register for classes, or receive copies of your grades or transcript, until all financial obligations to the Libraries have been met.Comments and questions can be directed to Anne Ichihana, Circulation Librarian.

If our Libraries do not have the books or journal articles you need, we may be able to get them for you through Interlibrary Loan (ILL), a service whereby libraries cooperate to share their collections. ILL privileges are granted to current MVCC faculty, staff and students who are enrolled at MVCC or those enrolled in transfer programs on the MVCC campus.

Submitting An ILL Request

Before submitting requests, please verify that materials are not available at the MVCC Libraries.Request forms are available at the Information desk of the MVCC Main Library, Utica Campus, and MVCC Branch Library, Rome Campus. Accurate, legible and complete information is essential. Please do not abbreviate titles. If you have a copy of the index citation, please attach it to the request form. Requests with incomplete information will be returned to you if we are unable to verify or locate the materials.

Delivery Time

Our goal is to obtain needed materials as quickly and efficiently as possible. Delivery time is determined by the type of material requested and its availability. On average, it takes about ten days to fill interlibrary loan requests. In case we are unable to obtain the requested materials, we will notify you by telephone, e-mail, or mail.

Cost

There are seldom any charges. If there is a charge, it is usually $5.00 or more. You will be contacted in advance if charges exceed the amount you are willing to pay.

Limitations

An interlibrary loan is made from one library to another for the use of an individual, not for class or reserve use. Among the materials generally not available on inter-library loan are: newly published books; "bestsellers"; pre-1800 imprints; rare books; newspapers and manuscripts; audio-visual materials; genealogical materials and entire issues of periodicals. We do not request through interlibrary loan materials owned by our Libraries.

Loan Periods

The loan period for books borrowed through ILL is determined by the lending library; for most books, it is three weeks. Please contact the ILL office (792-5669) before the due date to request renewals. In most cases, the lending library will honor a request for a two week renewal. Overdue books cannot be renewed. ILL books are to be returned to the Circulation desks of either the Utica or Rome Campus Libraries.

When Your Material Arrives

The staff of the Library will contact you by telephone, e-mail, or mail when your material arrives and will tell you where to pick it up.

Late or Lost Interlibrary Loan Material

Materials borrowed through interlibrary loan for our users are the property of the lending library, not of MVCC. If materials are not returned within two weeks after the due date, a hold will be put on student's grades, registration, and transcript. For ILL items that are lost, borrowers are responsible for the replacement cost, which is determined by the lending library.

Materials ON RESERVE for class use must be requested at the Libraries' Circulation desks. A valid library card MUST be presented to use any item on reserve.

Borrowers with library fines or overdue materials will NOT be able to check out reserve material.

Loan Periods

Materials placed on reserve by MVCC instructors are generally for "in-library use only" and may be used for up to three hours in the library.

Check with the Circulation desk personnel about possible overnight borrowing of specific items.

Reserve Fines

Reserve fines for overdue materials are $1.00 per day per item.