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BORROWING PROCEDURES
BOOKS:
Currently enrolled ECC students and current ECC employees may borrow up to six books at a time, for three weeks, from any of the three ECC libraries. They must use their ECC ID cards in order to do so.
Residents of Erie County, NY, including alumni, may borrow up to four books, for three weeks, from the ECC North or South Campus libraries by using picture ID and registering as a patron.
Those who work in Erie County, NY, may borrow up to four books, for three weeks, from the ECC North or South Campus libraries by using proof of employment and registering as a patron.
Current SUNY students/faculty from campuses other than ECC may borrow up to four books, for three weeks, from the ECC City, North or South Campus libraries as part of the SUNY Open Access program. Current SUNY ID and proof of address are required.
InfoPass holders may borrow up to four books, for three weeks, from the ECC North, South, or City Campus libraries.
RENEWING BOOKS:
Library books can be renewed one time. Renewals can be made in person, by telephone or via the Internet. To renew by telephone, borrowers can call the library circulation desk from which they borrowed the book (City 851-1074, North 851-1273, South 851-1772). To renew via the Internet:
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Go to the library homepage at http://elinks.ecc.edu/library
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Click on "ECC Library Catalog."
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Sing into "My Library Account." Follow directions on the screen.
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Click on "Your Account" at the top of the page.
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Click on "Loans."
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Click on "Renew All" or on the number of the item you wish to renew and "Renew."
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS:
Audiovisual materials are available at each campus. Borrowing rules and procedures vary by campus and material type. Please check with a librarian at your campus if you wish to use compact discs, videos, or DVDs.
LAPTOP COMPUTERS:
Only ECC students, faculty and staff can
borrow the laptop computers available in the ECC libraries.
Laptops are for in-library use only.
Laptop computers may be borrowed for up to 2 hours. A late fee of $.50 per hour
will be charged.
Laptop users must have a current ECC ID card and an active campus network
account.
LATE RETURNS:
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The owner of the ID used to borrow an item is responsible for its return.
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Please check the due date stamped in the borrowed items and return them on or before that date.
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Fines accrue on overdue items at the rate of $.10 per day for each day the library is open, up to a maximum of $10.
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Fines accrue on reserve items at the rate of $.50 per hour, every hour the library is open, with a fine cap of $50 per item.
LOST MATERIALS:
If an item is lost, please contact the library immediately. An item not returned six weeks after its due date is considered lost, and a bill will be sent to the borrower for its cost, plus a $10 billing fee. If an item designated as lost is returned, the borrower will be responsible for paying the late fines. All fees and fines are nonrefundable. If an item is out of print and no cost can be determined, the borrower will be charged $20 for paperbacks and $40 for hardbound and the $10 billing fee. Audiovisual material will be billed at the replacement cost.
Those who owe library fines or lost material charges will be placed on the
college Stop List and blocked from registering for classes, obtaining
transcripts, and borrowing any other library material.
Prepared by Christine Dehoff, Oct. 2005;
Updated by Susan Basile, Jan. 2007
| CITY 121 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 716.851.1074 |
NORTH 6205 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 716.851.1273 |
SOUTH 4041 Southwestern Blvd. Orchard Park, NY 14127 716.851.1772 |
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