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STUDENT GUIDELINES A valid Argosy University Seattle ID card is required to use all library services! Most items can be renewed one time, unless another patron has requested the item. See the chart to the right for specific checkout times and fees. From the Voyager catalog web page click on the "My Account:" button. Log in by entering your barcode (the 5 digits on your student ID card) and then your last name. See what you have checked out, and renew it online (one time only). You can also check to see if you have any outstanding fines or fees. Go to the Library Catalog and log in to "My Account" using your Barcode number (the 5 digits on your student ID card) and last name. Or call the Library at 206-239-2359. Renewals allowed one time only! The fee for damaged or lost items for most materials is a minimum of $60.00, and patrons are charged replacement cost if the item is more expensive than $60.00. If you feel you can find a replacement copy at a lower cost, you are welcome to discuss this with a Librarian. All outstanding fines and fees must be paid prior to graduation or withdrawal, or your diploma or refund will not be released to you. If you've returned an item, but your library account still shows the item on loan to you, ask the circulation staff to check the shelves. If the item is on the shelves, we will immediately update your account and reverse all fines. If the item is missing from the shelves, you may complete a Dispute Form. This postpones for one quarter the missing replacement fee of $60.00 being billed to your account. At the end of the term, the Library performs a complete inventory of the collection. If the item is not found after the inventory, you will be billed the standard replacement fee of $60.00 for books, DVDs, and videos. Another option is ask a Librarian about providing us with a replacement copy of the item yourself; good condition replacements are acceptable. If you find the missing item during the dispute period, please return it to the Library immediately and pay any accrued overdue fines, thus avoiding the replacement fee. If you would like to place a HOLD on an item currently checked out to another patron, please ask the library staff to do so. When the item is returned, it will be kept aside for you to pick up when you next visit the Library. Items are kept on the hold shelf for one week only, then returned to the circulating collection. Library staff will alert you with a phone call when an ILL book has arrived in the Library for pickup. If the book is not picked up by the item's due date, your patron account will be charged $5.00 and the book will be sent back. Significant costs are associated with shipping interlibrary loan items; likewise, a great deal of labor is involved with the process. Abuse of the ILL system, including consistently late returns and repeated failure to pick up ILL items, will result in a suspension of borrowing privileges on a case-by-case basis. Patron accounts will be charged $1.00 for each day an ILL book is kept past its due date. Library materials that haven't circulated for a period of time may be removed from the library shelves and placed in STORAGE. To request any item from STORAGE, submit the call number to a circulation staff member. The library houses a black and white photocopier. Copies cost 10 cents a page. Please bring plenty of coins and small denomination dollar bills, as the library's circulation desk does not make change. The photocopier in the library is equipped with a change machine, and handles $1 and $5 bills only. The Library houses 26 workstations (10 MACs, 16 PCs), each of which is equipped with Microsoft Office applications, internet, student network access, and each networked to one shared printer. No design applications are available as these machines are dedicated for research purposes. Printing is free, but please exercise discretion in the interest of printer longevity and conservation. Printing electronic copies of full-text dissertations and theses is not permitted. Computers are available on a first come, first serve basis. Argosy University database passwords are available to currently enrolled students only. Database passwords are subject to change annually; password updates will be sent out in the AU Review weekly e-newsletter at the start of Fall term. You can also pick up database passwords at the Library circulation desk with a current Argosy University Seattle ID card. Alumni are not allowed access to electronic databases or database passwords. Alumni are allowed to use the computer lab and materials on-site, but are not granted borrowing privileges. The Argosy University Seattle Library encourages student and faculty recommendations to enrich our collection. If there are items you feel would support your research here at Argosy University Seattle, please e-mail or return a recommendation form to the Library. Collection development policy Donations Lost and Found
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| CHECKOUT TIMES AND FEES | ||
| ITEM | CHECKOUT PERIOD | OVERDUE FINES |
MAIN STACKS BOOKS |
28 DAYS | .25 PER DAY |
| TEXTBOOKS | 4 HOURS IN LIBRARY | .50 PER HOUR |
| TRANSCRIBERS AND RECORDERS | 7 DAYS | 1.00 PER DAY |
| VIDEOS | 4 HOURS | .50 PER HOUR |
| VIDEO CAMERA | 24 HOURS (NO RENEWAL) | $10 PER DAY |
