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Library lending policy

Definitions

Staff borrowing
Currently employed full-time, part-time, fixed term and contract staff of Mount Isa Institute of TAFE and Spinifex State College.

Students
Students currently enrolled with Mount Isa Institute of TAFE including remote students, any other Institute of TAFE Queensland students and students of Spinifex State College.

Associate borrowers
An associate borrower is a person who is not a staff member or enrolled student of Mount Isa Institute of TAFE, another Institute of TAFE Queensland or Spinifex State College.

Policy

Staff borrowing

• The TAFE Branch of the Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct library will lend to any member of staff any library resource that they require to enhance the quality of the delivery of their teaching programs.
• Staff are able to borrow resources on inter-library loan to enhance the quality of the delivery of teaching programs.
• Staff studying externally will be eligible to borrow inter-library loans if the external study is an upgrade of current teaching qualifications or beginning teaching qualifications, or will be of value to the Institute.
• Teaching staff are eligible to borrow up to 15 items at the one time. Should they wish to borrow more than 15 items it is up to the librarian to decide if this number may be exceeded.
• Administrative staff may borrow up to six items at the one time.
• The loan period is two weeks for all items unless staff specifically request a long-term loan.
• Items may be renewed as requested providing no other borrower has requested the item. Items on request must be returned as soon as possible.
• Bulk loans may be organised by staff for class use and the staff member will be responsible for all items. These items must not be lent out to students from the classroom, as there is no management of these items at this point, thereby creating a risk management problem.
• Bulk loans may be organised  by sections when more than one teacher would need to use the items for class use.

Students

• Currently enrolled students are eligible to borrow 10 items at a time for a period of two weeks.
• Off campus students are able to phone 0747 44 9930 to request any library items
  • The Institute will pay the cost of the posting materials to the student. The student is responsible for paying return postage.
• Students can borrow via Inter Library Loan for study purposes only.
• Students may renew items provided no other borrower has requested the item. Requested items must be returned as soon as possible.
• Students may reserve items issued to another borrower.
• Overdue notices are sent out on a regular basis. If no response is received after 3 notices have been sent, an invoice for payment of the item is issued.
• Students with outstanding invoices are not permitted to borrow until the item has been returned or the invoice paid.
• Replacement costs are charged for outstanding material. Material out-of-print is charged at the average cost of the item which is $60 (incl GST).
• Students currently enrolled with Mount Isa Institute of TAFE including remote students, any other Institute of TAFE Queensland students, and students of Spinifex State College are responsible for all items issued to them .

Associate borrowers

• Associate borrowers have the same borrowing rights as Mount Isa Institute of TAFE Students with the exception of videos, which may not be loaned due to copyright regulations.
• Eligible to borrow 10 items at a time for a period of two weeks.

Fees for associate borrowers:

There are three categories of associate borrowers:

• Individual associate borrowers - $50 (incl GST) per calendar year, or $25 (incl GST) per semester
• Corporate associate borrowers - $100 (incl GST) per calendar year or $50 (incl GST) a semester.
  These are classified as businesses who wish to use the resources of the Institute. Borrowing rights are extended only to members of the business and their bona fide employees.
• Government departments - No charge

All money will be paid to the Client Services Centre and a receipt issued. The money will go into the library account and be used to purchase new resources.

Exceptions:

• Xstrata Training Staff working in cooperation with staff from Mount Isa Institute of TAFE
• Members of the Mount Isa Regional Library Network
• Staff of Mount Isa Child Care Centres:
  • ABC Children's Centre
  • Mount Isa Day Nursery
  • St Paul's Lutheran Child Care Centre
  • Captain Kid Child Care Centre
• Staff of Crèche and Kindergarten Registered Centres:
  • Injilinji
  • Estelle Cardiff
  • Eileen Fisher
  • Happy Valley Community Kindergarten
• Staff of Family Day Care
• Staff of Ethnic Children's Resource Unit
• Staff of PCYC (OSHC) program
• Staff of all Government and Non-Government Schools and Pre-Schools
• Students of Australian TAFE Institutes
• Universities associated with LNQ
• Members of the College Council
• Other DET employees
• Staff and members of the Mount Isa Hospitals Board and Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health.

Inter-library loans

• Inter-library loans for TAFE students can be accessed from other TAFE Queensland Institutes
• Upon receipt of the material the date is noted, the requester notified as soon as possible, and a manual loan is made out to the requester.
• Overdue notices are sent out on a regular basis. If no response is received after 3 notices have been sent then an invoice for payment of the item is issued.

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