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Policies

General Library Policies | Mission Statement | Computer Use Guidelines | Collection Development Policy | Library Bill of Rights|Confidentiality of Records Statement | Donations/Gifts

General Library Policies

Members of the community are welcome to use the library for research.  However, only current MSJC students, faculty or staff members have borrowing privileges.  An MSJC student ID Card, or proof of employment is required.

CHECK-OUT PERIODS

  • BOOKS - 3 weeks 
  • POPULAR MOVIE DVD's and MUSIC CD's - 1 week 
  • POPULAR MOVIE VIDEO TAPES -  1 week 
    (Instructional Videos are available to students for in-library viewing only)
  • RESERVED MATERIALS - 2 hours in library use only

* INSTRUCTORS: all Videos and CD's check-out for 1 week

RENEWALS

  • BOOKS may be renewed if they are not overdue and no hold has been placed on them. Renewals may be made by telephone, walk-in, or via our online catalog at http://library.msjc.edu.  To renew online you must have your student ID number and library PIN number.   Renewal Phone Number: 951 639-5455.

There are no renewals on Video Tapes, DVD's, or CD's.

FINES

  • BOOKS - $.25 per day
  • VIDEO TAPES, DVD's, and CD's - $1.25 per day
  • RESERVED MATERIALS - up to $1.25 per hour
  • INTERLIBRARY LOAN BOOKS (ILL'S) - $1.25 per day

(fines do not accrue on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays)

LOST/PAID MATERIALS

Charged price of item + $10 processing fee (Also subject to overdue fines up to $75)

REFUNDS FOR LOST/PAID MATERIALS

Issued within ten days of the payment, only at MVC if payment was made at MVC.   No refund for processing fee. Must present receipt.  (Contact 487-3455 for SJC policy)

 

BORROWING PRIVILEGES WILL BE BLOCKED for overdue items and/or fines totaling $1.00.

Overdue Items and/or fines exceeding $4.99 will prevent you from receiving grades, registering for classes, or placing transcript requests!


PLEASE NOTE:  all notices regarding fines and overdue materials are sent via
MSJC e-mail addresses.

TEXTBOOKS

The library does not purchase current textbooks.  Check with your Instructor to see if he/she may have placed a copy of a current textbook in the library.  If so, check the textbook shelf in the "Reference" section of the library.  Textbooks are shelved  according to subject, class number, and instructor, and are available for library use only.  TEXTBOOKS may not be taken from the library. 

CONDUCT

  • Common courtesy demands that you respect the quiet of those students studying around you.
  • Please take all cell phone calls outside of the library.
  • Library Computers may not be used to:
    • Engage in game playing, or "chat" on the Internet.
    • Access pornographic material on the Internet.
    • Make any attempt to alter software configurations.
    • Use any library workstation for any illegal or criminal purpose.
    • Violate copyright laws.
    • Engage in any activity which is deliberately and maliciously offensive, libelous, or slanderous.
    • Install any software.

    Inappropriate Language or Materials (MSJC Student Code of Conduct B. Conduct - Rules and Regulations,#16)

    Since the college’s computer labs are public areas, students shall not access Internet sites that contain pornography, gratuitous violence, non-instructional game interaction, or any material that is deemed to be offensive to others and that is not consistent with Mt. San Jacinto College’s Student Code of Conduct and/or the laws of the United States.  The intent of this provision is not to limit academic freedom but to respect the sensibilities of others using these facilities.  Students who are doing legitimate academic research on a subject that may be controversial must notify the lab monitor before using the computer to access this material.

CHILDREN/MINORS - under 18 years old

  • Children who are not current MSJC students are not allowed in the library.  If your child must briefly accompany you, please see that he/she remains in the front lobby for no longer than 30 minutes per day, is kept quiet and orderly, and does not touch or operate any equipment for student use.
  • Library Personnel take no responsibility for non-registered children left unattended in the library. If children are found to be here without an adult, the administration and/or police will be notified.

REQUESTS TO POST FLYERS/HAND-OUTS - will conform to the following:

  • One SGA approved (stamped) flyer, per event, may be posted on the bulletin board in the copy center for one month, or until the event is over, whichever comes first. 
  • Hand-outs up to 81/2x11 may be posted in the wall brochure rack next to the front doors. No SGA approval is necessary, and the hand-outs will remain up for one month, or until the event is over, whichever comes first.

 

DONATIONS/GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY

The Library welcomes gifts or donations and accepts them with the understanding that the materials will be evaluated according to the same standards as items purchased by the Library. 

  • Gifts that are not suited to the Library collection because of age, format, topic, physical condition, or other factors will be disposed of according to College policies for surplus items. 
  • The Library reserves the right to refuse a donation if the donor specifies special conditions, including retrieval from the donor's home or special shelving requirements.

All gifts are acknowledged by the Library.  However, no monetary evaluation can be done, pursuant to Internal Revenue Service regulations. 

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