| 3.5 Requestable Materials |
| Participating libraries are required to make their circulating book collections available for loan. Special collections, including audio-visual collections, may be made available at the discretion of the supplying library. Participating libraries that wish to borrow audio-visual materials must make some portion of their locally circulating audio-visual collection available. Libraries with no locally circulating or otherwise restricted audio-visual collections may apply for a waiver of this requirement. Libraries are encouraged to be generous about lending their circulating materials. |
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| Reasons to not lend AV, appropriate for waiver: |
- AV collections are primarily for staff support or for curriculum support and course reserves and do not circulate to local library users.
- AV collections have use restrictions for local patrons due to funding.
- Library does not have AV collection.
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| Reasons to not lend AV, not appropriate for waiver: |
- Charge rental fees to own patrons.
- High local demand, especially for the new AV materials.
- Cost of packaging and labor for shipping.
- Too many items are out on MeLCat loan at the same time.
- Concern about loss and damage/can't detect damage upon return.
- Expensive sets of DVDs are ruined if one disc is lost or damaged-it is ofen not possible to replace just the damaged disc.
- Materials gone too long, even with short MeLCat loan.
- Don't lend AV materials in traditional ILL either.
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| In the description field below, please explain why your library is eligible for a waiver for this policy. |
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