Borrowing

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Students, faculty and staff are required to present their valid Student/Faculty/Staff ID card for all Circulation and Reserve transactions.

Loan Periods: Items from the General Collection can be borrowed for a period of two (2) weeks, unless otherwise marked. Items may be renewed for one additional loan period. See the Renewal page for more details.

Item Limits: There is a limit of 2 items per call number.

Loan Periods Over Weekends: During the academic year, the Library is open on weekends and therefore items which are due on a Saturday or Sunday are to be returned on the actual due date.

Periodicals: All periodicals are non-circulating. However, issues can be signed out to members of Conestoga's community for short-term loan. Please see the following section for further details.

Short-Term Loan: Non-circulating items (e.g., periodicals, reference items, etc.) can be signed out for short-term loan. Short-term loans are available to all Conestoga students, faculty and staff based on the following criteria:

Student/faculty classroom demonstration or use
For student discussion with faculty
For student colour photocopying in CSI, departmental copying or scanning for students in Graphics, and photocopying by faculty/staff
For use in Disability Services (course notes only) .

A short-term loan form will have to be filled out and a valid Student/Faculty/Staff ID card will be kept at the Circulation Desk.

Reserve Desk

Most Reserve items are “LRC Use Only” unless otherwise specified, and are available for a 2 hour loan. There is a limit of 2 Reserve items at a time per person with no renewals and no holds permitted. Students need to have a valid Student ID Card for ALL Reserve transactions.

Direct Borrowing Agreement

College staff, faculty and students may borrow in person from any Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology Library with the following provisions:

Each borrower is responsible for the safe return or replacement of material borrowed or for any charges incurred.
Only circulating material as defined by the lending library may be borrowed.
Only college staff, faculty and students who are currently employed or registered are eligible to request a Direct Borrower's card.
IN compliance with the Fair Dealing Policy, Reserve services are only available to current Conestoga students, faculty and staff.

For more information on the policy and procedures, check out the full Direct Borrowing Agreement (PDF).