Public Borrowers Services
Circulation Policies - Public Borrowers
Free Public Borrowers Card
Issued with a valid WV driver's license. Card issued to individuals under age 18 with parent/gurdian signature. To retain card, materials must be renewed and/or returned on time.
Due Dates
| Books: | 4 weeks from checkout date. |
| Videos: | 7 days |
| CDs: | 7 days |
Renewals
One renewal, either in person or phone, unless someone has requested the item.
Fines
| Regular Material (books, videos, etc.): | 25 cents per day @ maximum $10.00 per item. |
| Reserve Material: | 50 cents per hour with no maximum amount. |
Replacement of Materials
Users are charged the replacement cost of the item plus a $15.00 processing fee.
Book Drops
Located at the Circulation Desk and at main library entrance.
CDs and videos should be returned to the Circulation Desk only.
ALL RESERVE MATERIAL MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CIRCULATION DESK.
Fairmont State Mound Yearbooks are housed at the Circulation Department. These yearbooks are Library Use Only.
Services - Public Borrowers
Guidelines for the Use of Fairmont State Library Computers by Community Users
Community users are granted the privilege of using library computers in the Starbuck’s Lab, the middle floor, and in the SkyLab (top floor) of the library, in accordance with the following guidelines:
- Students, faculty, and staff members of Fairmont State have precedence over community users.
- Community users need to provide Circulation Staff members with a picture ID, and full information on current name, address, telephone number(s), etc., at each visit. Anyone under the age of 16 needs to have an adult present at all times with him/her, although research and reference assistance is available upon request.
- Each user will be given a card with the login username and password to use to access those computers on first (not ground) floor. The password will expire at midnight on the day it is received, or whenever the library closes, if earlier.
- (Login for community users only gives them access when they login on campus; not anywhere else.)
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Any printing automatically prints at the Circulation Desk and the user must retrieve prints and pay 10 cents per page for the prints. Please be careful when you print web pages, since what appears to be one page may in fact be several hundred. If you do not know how to limit your printing to only the pages wanted, please ask the librarian on duty for assistance. Failure to pay for your prints may result in permanent suspension of all privileges.
When printing please choose the following printer : DE 5110 on library computers. (DE.5110CN.....LIB..CIR..TEMP)
- Please return the account login/password card to the Circulation Desk when leaving, so staff may clear your account.
Access to campus network for community users:
While students, faculty, and staff have to login on the campus network, if community users bring their wireless laptops to campus, community users may access the wireless on FSU_GUEST. The only thing community users will need to do is input an email account -- any email address they want. Community users are only able to get Internet access, and cannot get to campus filesharing, etc. The bandwidth is limited.
Services - All
Copying
* Black and White copying at $0.10 per page.
* Color copying at $0.25 per page.
* Copiers will accept transparencies and make double-sided copies.
* Copies from Microfiche/Microfilm at $0.10 per page.
Additional Black and White copying, as well as Color Copying, is available for Faculty, Staff and Students at the Copy Center located on the 3rd floor of the Falcon Center. (Tel: 367-4185)
Computer Software
The following computer software is available on the library computers:
*Internet Explorer
*Netscape
*Microsoft Word
*Microsoft Excel
*Microsoft Access
*Microsoft Front Page
*Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
*Special software by school for specific courses.
To get to the special software:
1. click the START button in the lower left corner of the computer screen
2. click on "programs"
3. click on "Division Software"
4. select a division
5. select the software you need
Library computers will also allow you to run compact discs that may come with your course textbooks.
Fax Services
* To send a fax : $0.25 per
page, excluding the cover page.
* To receive a fax : $0.25 per page, excluding the cover page.
* The fax number : (304) 367-4901
Hold services
Requests can be made over the phone or via the on-line catalog for materials to be placed on “hold” for patrons to pick up. These items will be placed at the Circulation desk and you will be notified when your request is filled.
Items for use
The following items are available for use. Ask at the Circulation desk:
3-hole punch
Bags for carrying books
Calculators
Cassette players
CD players
Colored pencils
Crayons
Glue sticks
Head phones
Highlighters
Paper clips
Protractors
Rubber bands
Rulers
Scissors
Staplers
White out
Floppy disk drives (external, USB) are available for Library Use Only checkout at the Circulation Desk.
Digital Voice Recorders are available for semester loan checkout to students at the Circulation Desk.
There are four portable VCRs available for seven day loans. There is also a slide projector and an overhead projector available for one day. These items are available only to Faculty, Staff and Students.
Mail Services
A mailbox is located in the Circulation area. The mail is picked up at Noon Monday thru Friday.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available on all floors of the library.
Phone Services
A courtesy phone is available in the Circulation area for on-campus and local calls.
Note : Library Courtesy Phone cannot be used for calling cell phone numbers.
Cell phones must be turned off in the library, but can be used in the Circulation area or in the stairways.