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Services & Policies

LOAN PERIODS -- Books from the Circulation Collection may be borrowed for 14 days. A maximum of 20 items may be borrowed at a time. Periodicals may be taken out of the Library to be photocopied, but they may not be borrowed overnight. Reserve materials are usually loaned out for 2 hours, although some books may be taken out overnight, or for 3 days, or for 7 days. Reference material may be taken out for 2 hours but can go out overnight with special permission from a reference librarian.

To borrow any material, students must present their College ID card at all times.

RENEWALS -- Books from the Circulating Collection may be renewed once for an extra two weeks; these renewals may be done at the Library (without the books in hand, as long as the student has his or her College ID), online via My Account, or by telephone at (514) 931-8792.

REQUESTS/HOLDS -- If students are unable to locate a book or periodical on our shelves, they may request a search at the Circulation Desk. Staff will search for the item and inform the student of the results. Students may also request that a book already on loan be placed on hold, so they are guaranteed to receive the book upon its return.

LIBRARY FINES -- At the time of check-out, note the date and time that your items are due. If you return the item after its due date, the item will be considered late. Here is a summary of the fines:

Item Type	Loan Period	Charge per Item
2 Hour Reserves	2 Hours	$2.50/ half-hour (maximum of $25 per item)
24 Hour Reserves	24 Hours	$1.00/day
3 Day Reserves	3 Days	$1.00/day
7 Day Reserves	7 Days	$1.00/day
Reference	2 Hours	$0.50 /half -hour (maximum of $5 per item)
Vertical Files	1 Week	$0.50/day
Magazines/Periodicals	2 Hours	$0.50 /half -hour (maximum of $5 per item)
Circulating Collection	2 Weeks	$0.50/day
Films	2 Hours	$2.50/ half-hour (maximum of $25 per item)
Music	24 Hours	$1.00/day
“Home Viewing Only “ Films/Music Collection	“Overnight”	$2.50/ half-hour (maximum of $25 per item)
Laptops * Laptop may not be borrowed overnight	2 Hours	$2.50/ half-hour (maximum of $25 per item)
Overdue books on hold for another person	_	$25.00/day
Lost or Stolen Item(s)	_	Price of item(s)

Please note: A $5.00 fine will be charged for any Reserve or Films/Music materials that were checked out and then left in the Cafeteria, or in the Student Lounge, or in the Photocopy Room, or anywhere else in the College. Likewise, a $5.00 fine will be charged for any Reference materials that were checked out and then left in the Cafeteria, or in the Student Lounge, or in the Photocopy Room, or anywhere else in the College.

Library users will temporarily lose their borrowing privileges if their total unpaid fines are equal to or in excess of $5.00.

Reserve Collection

The Reserve Collection comprises books, journals, and other heavily-used material that Marianopolis College instructors put aside for their students. This collection also contains science solutions, assigned readings, and sample exams, classified by course and instructor. Some reserve material is available electronically on the Cyber Reserves. All of these materials are listed online. The Reserve Collection is shelved behind the Circulation Desk, and the loan periods range from 2-hours to 7-days.

Reference Assistance

Reference service is provided from 7:30 to 5:00, Monday through Friday. The librarians help students and Faculty with the Library catalogue and computer resources, provide research assistance, and answer questions about the Library, its policies and collections.

Photocopying

There are two photocopiers in the Photocopy Room on the Stack Floor of the Library. These machines do not accept change; they operate on a swipe card system. On the back of your Marianopolis I.D. card is a magnetic stripe which will activate the machine. Each semester students are given $2.50 of credit on their cards. Additional funds may be loaded onto the I.D. card at the self-service Omnivox kiosk in the Library. Students unsure of how to use a photocopier should ask one of the Library staff to give a demonstration.

Bibliographic Instruction

Individual Help

Library instruction is an integral part of our reference service. Reference service is provided Monday through Friday, from 7:30 to 5:00.

College Courses

Introduction to College English -- All incoming students are required to take this course, which includes a compulsory library assignment designed and administered by Library staff. This assignment introduces new students to basic library services and to the core collections: the Reference Collection, Reserves Collection, Circulating Collection, Periodicals and the Vertical File.

Research Methods -- All Social Science (300.01) and Commerce (400.01) students are required to take this course, which includes a more advanced library assignment, designed and administered by Library staff. This assignment covers the Library's collections in detail, and includes segments on searching our Library collections for resourcs on specific topics, and searching online journal and newspaper databses, as well as searching for authoritative sources of information on the Web.

Other -- Instructors sometimes include in their classes a library assignment of their own design, intended to acquaint students with the sections of the Library most relevant to their subject. Alternatively, the Information Services Librarian designs presentations on how to research precise subjects with the assistance of the instructor.