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Building Access

Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni

La Salle University ID card must be presented to the security officer assigned to the lobby desk for inspection prior to entering the library.

• If a La Salle University affiliate does not have their La Salle University ID card in their possession, they must present another form of photo ID card to the security officer, in addition to signing-in at the desk (Signing-in includes providing your name, La Salle University ID number and your on-campus or local address).
• If a La Salle faculty, staff or student does not have a valid La Salle University ID card, they may obtain one at the University’s Gold Card Office. (Located in the basement of the Student Union Building)

Area Residents

Only those residents that reside in zip codes 19138, 19141, and 19144 are eligible to register for Connelly Library usage privileges. Guests must adhere to the following guidelines:

• To access the library, an area resident must provide photo ID to the security officer at the desk. Or, a combination of documents which includes a photo ID and a supporting document that has the person’s name and address with one of the zip codes noted (19138, 19141 or 19144).
• Authorized residents may only enter and use the library prior to 5:00 p.m. No admittance will be permitted after that time.
• AREA RESIDENTS MAY NOT USE LIBRARY COMPUTERS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

Children under the age of 15

Children under the age of 15 are not permitted entrance to the building unless accompanied by an adult. Children under 15 years of age but participating in the neighborhood tutoring program must be accompanied by an adult for admittance and the entire distance to the Library’s Lower Level.

Borrowing Books

Your circulation record expires at the end of the spring academic session and at the end of the summer academic session. Anyone interested in borrowing material or using the Library’s electronic resources during summer sessions is required to update their circulation record at the Connelly Library Circulation Desk. Anyone interested in borrowing material or using the Library’s electronic resources upon returning to the University for fall semester is required to update their Circulation Record at the Connelly Library Circulation Desk. In order to update your circulation record you must provide the Library with accurate, up-to-date personal information including: current local address, permament address, telephone number, and major.

To view material currently checked out on you account:

1. Select the Library Catalog from the Library’s homepage.
2. Select “View Your Circulation Record”.
3. Enter your name and the barcode from your ID or borrowers card.
4. Select the link for “Items Currently Checked Out”.

Borrower Information and Restrictions The library’s circulating collection is located on the 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor, and the 3rd Floor Mezzanine. Class materials kept on Reserve may be checked out at the Circulation Desk. Reference books, annual reports, magazines, newspapers, bound periodicals, and microform cannot be checked out and do not leave the library.

La Salle University students, faculty/staff, alumni, and area residents may borrow material from the Connelly Library by presenting a current La Salle University ID card at the Circulation Desk. In order to check out material, you must present a valid La Salle University ID with a barcode sticker. Books may be borrowed for up to three weeks and renewed twice (see renewals), but may be recalled after two weeks if a hold has been placed by another patron. All library material must be properly checked-out prior to exiting the library. All books, bags, briefcases, and other hand-carried items are subject to inspection.

Borrowing library material means that you are responsible for:

• Renewing items at least one day before the day they are due
• Returning items by their due date.
• Promptly notifying the Circulation Desk of any change in your mailing address, phone number, or academic status.
• Providing full payment of fines and fees owed.

Borrowing Audiovisual Items

Check-Out

• No one is allowed to check-out materials on someone else’s ID. If a faculty member wants to send someone to pick up a video for them, the faculty member must call first.
• Students and staff can check-out up to three films at one time. Students who need more than three films at a time must have a note from their professor. The limit for faculty is negotiable.
• Audio-Visual materials are checked-out for three days. Students who need films for longer than three days must have a note from their professor. Faculty can request extensions.

Check-In

All Audio-Visual material must be returned directly to the Audio-Visual Department.

• Please return films during library hours. Return AV materials to the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor only if the AV department is closed. We do not recommend returning films via interoffice mail and you will be held responsible if they are lost or damaged in transit. Do not place AV materials in the book drop, where they can be easily damaged.
• If you discover that a video is damaged, please alert AV staff when you return it. Patrons will be responsible for damage that is not reported.
• Please rewind VHS tapes before returning them.
• Please check that all DVDs are in their cases before returning them. If a case is returned with DVDs missing, the DVDs will remain on your account until they are returned and late fines will be assessed if necessary.
• If extenuating circumstances prevent you from returning a video on time, please talk to a member of the AV staff when you return the film. We do not waive fines or promise to waive fines until after a film has been returned.

Borrower Information and Restrictions Table

Overdue Fines and Fees

Regular Material from the Circulating Collection: Overdue fines for regular circulating materials are assessed at $.10/day, or $.50/day if the book has been recalled by another patron. Audiobooks: Overdue fines for audiobooks are assessed at $1.00/day. An audiobook that is more than 28 days overdue is considered excessively late and accrues a replacement charge of $100.00 and an additional processing fee of $15.00. Videos: Overdue fines for videos are assessed at $1.00/day. A video that is more than 28 days overdue is considered excessively late and accrues a replacement charge of $20.00 and an additional processing fee of $15.00. Reserve Items: Overdue fines for Reserve material are assessed at $1/hr. for two hour check-outs, and at $5/day for overnight items

A balance of $5 or more suspends your borrowing privileges. The entire balance must be paid to reinstate your account. Please be aware, the library requires full payment of all outstanding fines and fees at the start of the academic year.

A book that is 28 days past due is considered excessively late and is inaccessible to other library users. Once a book is 28 days overdue you will be billed for the cost of the book, a $10 billing fee, and a processing fee. When you return a book that is 28 or more days overdue, the charge to cover cost of the book is dropped. Regretfully, we must collect the $10 billing fee to cover expenses incurred in our attempt to recover and/or replace this severely overdue book. If a book is billed AND recalled, you are also responsible for all recall fines.

Renewing Library Material

In Person Material must be renewed no later than one day before the due date. Material may be renewed in person at the Connelly Library Circulation Desk. Renewal over the phone is not permitted. Any borrower may renew their books, however, you will be unable to renew material if you have a block on your record. the following conditions also apply. Requests for renewal of interlibrary loan materials must be made through the ILL Department (X-1287).

1. Overdue items may only be renewed at the circulation desk.
2. If a fine on your account is more than $5.00, you will need to pay the fine before you renew.
3. There is a limit of two renewals for most material.
4. Items that have been recalled or put on hold for other patrons cannot be renewed.
5. Any materials borrowed from the Audio-Visual Department cannot be renewed online.
6. Reserve materials cannot be renewed online.
7. Requests for renewal of interlibrary loan materials must be made through the ILL Department (X-1287).

Online

1. Select the Library Catalog from the Library’s Homepage.
2. Select “View Your Circulation Record”.
3. Enter your name and the bar code from your ID or borrowers card.
4. Select the link for “Items Currently Checked Out”.
5. Select “Renew All” or you may select specific items by checking the box in the review column that appears to the left of each item and then select “Renew Selected Items”.

Items will not renew online on or after the due date stamped on the item. If you wait until the due date to renew, you must bring the material in to the Library for renewal.

Computer Use

• Library PCs are available for current student, faculty, and staff use only. Area Resident borrowers may not use Library computers under any circumstances.
• Wireless access is available on all floors of the library. Wireless access is available for current student, faculty, and staff use only. Area Resident borrowers may not use the wireless netowrk under any circumstances.
• Any computer use is subject to La Salle University’s “Acceptable Use Policy”.
• All La Salle University students, staff, and faculty can log-in to the computers in Connelly Library using their password.
• We cannot guarantee that PCs will be available for use while you are here.
• As a courtesy, the Connelly Library allows limited computer access privileges to University alumni for a maximum of two hours per day provided that such access does not interfere with or limit a current student’s access to computer resources. Any access to Library owned electronic content is approved directly by the librarian on duty and is strictly monitored. Should any such alumni computer access interfere with or limit a current student’s access to computer related resources, access to electronic resources may be denied by the librarian on duty. Any violation of La Salle University’s “Acceptable Use Policy” for computer access will result in immediate revocation of computer access privileges.
• The Connelly Library reserves the right to refuse computer access to any University alumni.

Room Use

Group study rooms are available in the library for study and research purposes. Only La Salle students, staff, and faculty are permitted to use these rooms. A minimum of two people must be present in order to use a group study room. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not accepted for group study rooms.

There is a two-hour time limit for use of these rooms. Keys must be presented for renewal if needed after the two-hour limit.

All borrowers must present a valid La Salle ID in order to check out a study room key.

Study rooms should not be left unattended and that the Library assumes no liability for personal belongings. Food and drink are not permitted in the study rooms.