CIRCULATION & RESERVE POLICIES

I. STUDENT CIRCULATION POLICIES

Student must be enrolled in the current semester and have a valid photo ID to check out any library materials.

 GENERAL COLLECTION

            Loan Period: 3 weeks

            Maximum Items checked out: 10 items charged        

            Renewals: Allowed if item has not been requested by another patron

            Overdue Grace period: 3 days

            Fines: $0.25 per item/per day

            Maximum Overdue Fine Schedule 

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  • $10 per item - less than 1 year
  • $20 per item - 1-2 years
  • $30 per item - 2-3 years
  • $80 per item - over 3 years

            Lost item fee: $80 ($70 replacement cost, plus $10 processing fee)                  

RESERVE COLLECTION

Loan Periods: 1-hour; Overnight; 3-day; 7-day

Renewals: Not allowed

Overdue Grace Period: None

Fines                                       

• $1 per item/per hour for 1-hour Library-use items (items considered lost after 1 week)
• $2 per item/per day for all other Reserve Loan Periods (items considered lost after 2 weeks)
• Maximum fine $20/item (if item is returned)
• Lost item fee: current Butte College Book Store cost for a new item
  (plus a $20 fine)

II. FACULTY AND STAFF CIRCULATION POLICIES

 

Loan Period	3 Weeks
Maximum Items	40 items charged (All items are subject to recall)
Renewals	Only if the item has not been recalled by another patron
Lost Item Fee	$80 ($70 replacement cost, plus $10 processing fee)

 

III. Copyright Guidelines for Photocopied Reserve Materials

1. The following photocopied items may be placed on reserve:

- one book chapter; one article from a periodical issue;
- one short story, short essay or short poem from the same author or collective work;
- one illustration, graph or diagram from a book or periodical issue.

2. The materials copied shall be for one course and for one term only.

3. Multiple copies of a copied item are allowed at the rate of 1 copy per 20 students in class, up to 3 copies total, not to exceed 9 instances of such copying per semester, and for one semester only.

4. Photocopies of copyrighted consumables such as workbooks, exercises, or standardized tests cannot be placed on reserve.

5. If library staff determines that any submitted material may constitute copyright infringement, the material will be returned to the instructor to allow the instructor time to obtain permission from the copyright holder.

 IV. Copyright Guidelines for TV Program Recordings on Reserve

1. Recorded television programs transmitted by network television and cable stations for general public may be placed on reserve.

2. The recording can be shown only in the first 10 consecutive school days after it is originally recorded from a broadcast.

3. The recording must be destroyed within 45 calendar days after the program was recorded.

4. The recording should be labeled with program title, recording date, destruction date, and name of the instructor.

5. If an instructor wants to keep a television program on reserve for a longer period, the instructor should obtain permission from the copyright holder or purchase a legal copy to be placed on reserve.