Circulation Policies for Faculty & Staff
Library Cards
Your Alvernia University ID also functions as your
library card. You will be held responsible for all materials checked out on your
card, including any unauthorized use, until the library has been notified that
the card is lost or stolen.
Loan Periods
General Collection Books - 90 days
Best Seller Books & Audiobooks - 30 days
Childrens Books & Curriculum Materials - 90 days
CDs, Videos & DVDs - 30 days
Equipment - 1 day
Italian-American Collection Books - 30 days
Italian-American CDs and Videos - 14 days
Reference books, periodicals, and software do not circulate except by special permission.
Renewals
Items may be renewed once, either in-person,
online, or by phone. Best Sellers and audiobooks may not be renewed.
Recalls
If a student, faculty or staff needs an item
currently checked out to another borrower, they may place a recall on the item.
The original borrower may keep the item for a maximum of two weeks from the
original check-out date after which time the item must be returned to the
library. The only exception to this rule is that for Reserve purposes an item
may be recalled immediately.
Overdues
Faculty and staff are not charged fines for
overdue materials. Items more than 1 month overdue are considered lost. Patrons
with a lost item will not be allowed to check out materials and will be charged
the replacement cost of the item.
Reciprocal Borrowing Privileges at Other Libraries
College Libraries
Alvernia University students, faculty,
and staff are entitled to borrowing privileges at a number of area college
libraries. Patrons must present a valid Alvernia ID to register for a library
card at a participating institution. Patrons are bound by the rules of the
individual circulating libraries. Participating libraries includes:
Albright College
Bucknell University
Dickinson College
Dickinson School of Law
Elizabethtown College
Franklin and Marshall College
Gettysburg College
Harrisburg Area Community
College
Juniata
College
Kutztown
University
Lebanon Valley
College
Lycoming
College
Messiah
College
Millersville
University
Penn College of
Technology
Penn
State/Harrisburg Campus
Shippensburg University
State
Library of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University
U.S. Army War
College
York College.
Penn State
Alvernia University patrons may apply for a
library card entitling them to borrowing privileges upon presentation of a
current and valid Alvernia ID card.
Public Libraries
Alvernia faculty and staff may obtain library cards from the libraries in the ALIN (Advanced Library Information Network) system. Member libraries include: Berks County Public Libraries, the Reading Public Library, Reading Area Community College, and the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA). Patrons are bound by the rules of the individual circulating libraries