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Borrowing Privileges for Faculty

Loan Policies for Faculty and Their Spouses/Partners

These policies apply to Vassar College faculty, including those who are regular, visiting and emeritus, and to members of their households who have obtained an ID card from the Vassar Card Office. ID cards must be validated at the Library Circulation/Service Desk before library materials may be checked out.

Main and Art Libraries

• Books circulate for 1 year with 1 renewal but may be recalled after 2 weeks.
• Browsing books have a 3-week loan period with no renewal.
• Reference books do not circulate, but may be borrowed by faculty for a short term loan. See reference librarian.
• Special Collections materials do not circulate.
• Bound periodicals from the Main Library are loaned for 2 weeks to faculty members, in-house use only for spouses/partners.
• Art Library periodicals are loaned for 3 days.
• Videos/DVDs (not on reserve) are loaned for 1 week.
• Reserve materials: Faculty members may borrow these items for 3 days, keeping in mind that they should try to return the materials sooner if possible. Spouses and partners may not borrow any reserve materials, unless they are enrolled in the course for which they are on reserve.
• Overdue fines are not charged, but after an item is overdue for 1 month the faculty member will be sent a bill and their borrowing privileges will be suspended. Both the bill and the suspension will be automatically removed by our online system when the overdue item(s) are returned. Overdue ILL and CNY items will continue to be billed and lead to loss of borrowing privileges in accordance with policies for these areas.
• Recalled items: All loaned materials are subject to recall after 14 days if requested by another borrower or immediately if needed for course reserves. Upon recall, the recall date becomes the due date; after a recalled item becomes due, borrowing privileges are suspended until the item is returned.

Music Library

• Books, scores and sound recordings from the general collection circulate for 1 year, but may be recalled after 2 weeks.
• Reference books circulate for a period of 1 week.
• Gesamtausgabe score volumes (call numbers: 00 to 05) circulate for a period of 1 week.
• Current and bound periodicals circulate for a period of 1 week.
• All video recordings circulate for a period of 1 week.
• All materials on Music Library Reserve circulate for a period of 1 week.
• All loaned materials are subject to recall after 2 weeks if requested by another borrower or needed for course reserves. Upon recall, the recall date becomes the due date; the borrower will be charged for replacement of the item if it is not returned.