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Frequently Asked Questions
What
are the Library's fines and fees?
How will the Library
contact me about my library account?
How can I borrow materials?
How long may I keep materials?
What if I need to keep materials longer?
What if the item I want is not on the shelf?
What if an item I want is checked out?
How much will I be charged if I return materials after the due date?
What if I have unpaid fees or unreturned materials at the end of the
semester?
What
if I lose library materials?
Where are course reserve materials located?
What
are interlibrary loans?
How
can students borrow equipment?
Can
I make photocopies?
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Fines and Fees
The LCC Library accepts StarCards, cash, and
personal checks as forms of payment. Library fees and fines are
non-refundable.
Lost and Damaged Materials
Lost or damaged materials can be replaced or paid for based on the
following fee schedule.
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* Books, AV Materials, and CDs:
$45.00
* Browsing Paperbacks and READ
Books: $25.00
* Reference Books: $100.00
Interlibrary Loan Materials: Varies by
item
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Reserve Materials: Varies
by item
Marker Sets: $10.00
Headphones: $7.00
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* Replaced within 6 months with
a new copy of same title/edition
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Overdue Materials
Fines are assessed and collected for overdue reserve materials and MP3
players. Fines are automatically calculated by the Library's computer catalog
system and are charged as follows:
50¢ per hour up to $5.00 per
item
After $5.00 an additional charge
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FAX and
Photocopiers
Fees for FAX transactions are collected at the Multimedia Desk. Fees for
photocopies are collected at the photocopy machines. Costs for FAX and
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FAX (free cover sheet):
$1.00 per page
Black and White Copies:
Cash: 15¢ per page
With StarCard: 10¢ per
page
Color Copies: $1.00 per
page
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Contact from the Library
The
LCC Library will contact you by email using your LCC student email
account. More information about LCC student email accounts can be found on the
Student Email
Accounts webpage or you may call the LCC Help Desk at 517.483.5221.
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Borrowing Materials
The
LCC Library is located on the 2nd, and parts of the 3rd and 4th
floors, of the Abel B. Sykes Technology and Learning Center (TLC)
building on LCC's Downtown campus. To access Library materials on the
3rd and 4th floors you must first enter the Library on the 2nd floor
of the TLC building.
Current students and
employees must present a valid StarCard
to check out Library materials. StarCards
can be obtained at the StarCard & Parking Services
Office in the Gannon Building
(2299 GB).
Non-LCC patrons may obtain a
MichiCard from
participating home libraries or purchase a LCC
Library Guest Permit. Guest Permits cost
$73.00, and are valid for
the current semester. Guest Permit and
MichiCard holders must present their valid cards to check out Library
materials.
It is
also possible to request delivery of library materials to
West Campus and several other locations.
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Borrowing Periods
The following loan
periods apply to library materials:
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Circulating Items: 4 weeks, two
renewals
Reserve Items (varies
and is specified by instructors who submit items for reserve):
4 hours (in-library use only),
24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 1 week
eAudiobooks: 21 days
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MelCat Items:
Print items: 21 days, one
renewal
Non-print : 7 days, no renewal
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Renewing
Materials
An item may be renewed if it has not been requested by another patron.
Billed overdue items may not be renewed.
Renewals are not available for reserves. To renew an item by phone, call
483-1626.
You may also renew books online at the
library's website by logging into
Your
Library Account.
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Missing Materials
If the item you want is
not on the shelf, ask a reference librarian to
complete a Missing Material Report Form. You will then be notified if the item is located
or is unavailable.
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Placing a
Hold
From the library catalog, click on the
request button and follow the
directions on the screen. Be sure to include the last date
needed.
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Unpaid
Fees and Unreturned
Materials
Unpaid library fees and unreturned library materials
will result in a hold on your student record. Before registering for classes or obtaining grades or transcripts,
students must return all overdue materials and pay appropriate fees.
Once fees are paid and materials are returned, your student
record will be cleared of library holds.
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Course Reserves
Print and media reserve materials are
housed at the Checkout Desk. Reserve materials must be returned to
the Checkout Desk. Renewals are not
available for print and media reserve materials.
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Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan materials may be borrowed for you from other libraries
when the LCC Library does not have the item you need. The
borrowing period may differ from
the posted LCC Library
borrowing periods due to the lending library's restrictions. Overdue and
Replacement fees may also differ, since these fees are determined by the
lending library. Please contact (517) 483-1665
for assistance.
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Borrowing
Equipment
Students and current employees must present a current StarCard
at the Multimedia Desk to use audiovisual (AV) equipment in the
library Multimedia rooms.
Please
contact College AV Services at 483-1715 to reserve AV material for
classroom use.
AV material on reserve may be viewed in the library. AV material in the LCC
Video Catalog may also be viewed in the library. Request the
item at the Multimedia desk in the library.
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