joanne waxman library : circulation policies

A valid Maine College of Art ID is required at all times to borrow any materials
MECA students, staff, alumni, GPACU students & faculty members- 4 weeks - circulating material
MECA faculty and MFA students- 1 semester - circulating material

All MECA students, faculty and staff may borrow materials from Maine Infonet - 4 weeks - no renewals

A MECA Library barcode is required to renew items
1.Items may be renewed in person
2.Items may be renewed by phone, 207-775-5153
3.Items may be renewed online at the library's website -
http://library.meca.edu/patroninfo

All other library users may use all available materials in the MECA Library. Reserve materials may be checked out for use in the library only. Videos may be borrowed overnight by MECA students, faculty & staff only Interlibrary Loan service is available to all MECA students, faculty & staff.

The Visual Resources Collection is available to all MECA students & faculty during the hours posted, and by appointment, contact library staff for more information at 207-775-5153 or library@meca.edu

Course Reserve Submissions
Contact the library at 207-775-5153 or library@meca.edu with any questions.

Fines & Billing

Regular MECA faculty, staff and student loans are not assessed daily overdue fines. Non MECA loans are assessed daily overdue fines of 15¢. Regular loans which are not returned will incur billing charges which average $65.00, including a $5.00 non-refundable fine. Items returned in damaged conditions will incur charges.

Maine Infonet loans which are not returned will incur replacement costs of $75 plus a non-refundable $35 processing fee.

Course Reserve Readings Policies

1. Please provide a syllabus for the library staff to use when assisting students in locating specific readings
---a. Please include the instructor(s)' name, course number, course title, number of students enrolled, and the specific date a reading is required.

2. Please bring the assigned readings to the library desk whenever possible, or provide call numbers for the books from the library's collection
---a. Instructors may place their personal copies on reserve at their own risk.
---b. Interlibrary loan items may not be placed on reserve.
---c. Videos placed on reserve must be licensed for public performance.
------*Note that this does not include most video store rentals!

3. Instructors must provide copies of xerox readings.
---a. Please provide complete bibliographic information on the top page. This is not only required by law, but will aid students and library staff in locating the xerox requested.
---b. Xerox copies may be placed on reserve for one semester only and will be returned to the instructor. The instructor must obtain copyright permission to use a xerox for more then one semester.
---c. Generally, one article from a journal, or one chapter from a back may be copied for one semester's reserve reading, for the average class size. Multiple chapters from a book require the instructor to obtain copyright permission.
---d. Actual journal issues from the library will not be placed on reserve, due to damage from the intense use. If the instructor provides a xerox copy, a journal may be placed on reserve for students to consult images only.

4. Please consult library staff library@meca.edu, or 775-5153, if you have any questions.