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| Amridge University library/research support is based upon some 15 to 20 million monographs, and some 150,000 journals in several of the nation's richest research library collections which offer bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in compatible/similar disciplines that Amridge is offering or seeking to offer degrees. | ||
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| Southern Christian University Library is the name of the library services provided by Amridge University. As Amridge University was formerly named Southern Christian University, identifying the University’s library services as the Southern Christian University Library will help sustain the University’s heritage and ensure that the name of Southern Christian University will be maintained in a manner reflecting quality and connection with Amridge University. | ||
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Circulation Procedures |
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Those allowed to check books out from the Center
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- Enrolled full or part-time students. |
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- Full or part-time faculty members. |
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- Students and faculty of schools with which Amridge has
cooperative agreements. |
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Only In-Center use will be allowed to students of the
cooperating institutions and members of the general
public. |
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Guest Policy |
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Members of the community may use the materials in-house
at any time the Center is open. Those who wish to check
out materials must pay a one-time $10.00 fee for
processing the application. If the material requested
for circulation is needed in classes, the Director of
the Resource Center may not allow these items to be
checked out, or may limit the number of items allowed.
If a guest has an item needed by the University students
or faculty, the Director will notify the guest to return
the item as soon as possible. Guests will be subject to
all policies of the Center including overdue fines and
charges for lost materials. |
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Check Out Procedure |
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Persons checking out items must present a Amridge
University student number or social security number to
the Director. Those not registered as a student will be
required to furnish information such as address and
phone number the first time material is checked out of
the Center. Books are checked out by computer so the
cards in the books do not need to be signed |
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Renewal |
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Books may be renewed if they have not been requested by
another person. The renewal may be either by phone or at
the circulation desk. It is beneficial to bring the
items into the Center for renewal so that the due date
may be changed. Distance learning students should submit
renewal requests to scu@uah.edu. |
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Overdue Books |
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Fines for regular loan items will be $.25 per day per
item for a maximum of $25.00. If the fine is not paid
when the book is returned, the Center will send a
reminder notice of the fine. If the fine is not paid
within two weeks, it will be added to the borrower's
account in the Business Office. |
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Lost
or Extremely Late Material |
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Any lost material should be reported
promptly. The cost of the item will be billed a standard
replacement charge. If the charge is not paid to the
Center within two weeks, it will be added to the
borrower’s account in the Business Office. If an item has not been reported
lost, but has not been returned after 28 days of being
overdue, no further notices will be sent. Instead, the
item will be declared lost and the appropriate charges
will be turned in to the Business Office. If an item
declared lost is returned, the patron will only be
responsible for a $15.00 processing fee, plus any
accrued fines. |
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Damaged Materials |
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If a book is returned in a damaged condition, a $10.00
bindery fee will be assessed. If the book is judged to
be beyond repair, it will be declared lost. |
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Audio-Video
Material |
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Audio cassette tapes may be checked out under the same
policies as books. Other Audio-Video items may be used
only in the building except with prior permission from
the Center Director. |
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Periodicals |
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These are kept in open stacks and are to be used in the
Center. Students are encouraged to make copies of
articles needed for outside use. |
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Reserve Materials |
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Certain books requested by professors, periodical
articles and the texts for courses have been placed on
“Reserve” at the Circulation Desk to allow more
equitable use of limited materials. Special regulations
to allow maximum use of these materials are as follows: |
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One or two hour reserves - Use is
allowed for one or two hours in the Resource Center.
This material may be checked out one hour before the
Center closes to be returned one hour after the Center
opens the next day. The overdue fine will be $1.00 per
hour per item. Closed Reserve - Texts for current
courses and certain other items may not be removed from
the Center. Violation of this policy will result in a
fine of $5.00 per item per day. On-line reserves of portions of
selected documents may be made available to students at
the professor’s request. |
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