Policy Statement:
Original: Either 30 days (short) or 60 days (long).
- No automated renewals.
- Each campus determines what material they will lend for 30 or 60 days.
Proposed Change: All CSU+ items will be loaned at the following rate: 60 days (long loan) for books and 30 days (short loan) for media items. Exceptions can be made for rare, expensive books, or slightly damaged itemsFinal Approved: All CSU+ items will be loaned for 60 daysfor 60 days.
- This includes books, media items, etc.
Additional Rationale:
- Providing a standardized and consistent policy and loan period to all CSU patrons, regardless of which CSU library is supplying the material would also reduce reduces confusion for library users and staff.
- Without a standardized loan period a patron could check out two CSU+ books at the same time but have different due dates assigned for each book depending on who supplied the book.
- The recommended loan periods are 60 days for books, 30 days for media. For different reasons some libraries would prefer longer loan periods (90 days or even the entire semester for books) while other libraries would prefer shorter loan periods (30 days for books). Therefore, 60 day loans for books is a compromise that should be suitable for all members, even campuses that are on quarters.
Procedural Documentation:
Step by step instructions for updating Alma configuration to implement the universal 60 day loan period can be found here: Removing the CSU+ "short" loan period
Action log:
Action | Point Person | Expected Completion Date | Last action taken | Next action required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Submit policy to the coordinating committee on 1/19/18 for approval by COLD |
| Policy changes and rational written by RSFC | To be discussed by the coordinating committee | |
Policy discussed by coordinating committee | Submitted to coordinating committee | To be discussed by COLD | ||
| Policy discussed by COLD | Chris Lee (Unlicensed) | Approved and Amended by COLD | Complete |