Background
Once approved by COLD, the system wide CSU+ policies help our libraries maintain a consistent level of customer service, cooperation between colleagues, and protection for our library collections.
Policy Statement
Current Policy | Proposed Policy Changes | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Loan Periods: Either 30 days (short) or 60 days (long):
| Loan Periods: 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 items. | 11/3/2017 | PENDING |
Renewals: No automated renewals | Renewals: No renewals for CSU+ items | 11/3/2017 | PENDING |
Media Lending: CSU Libraries agree to exchange Media Items through resource sharing.
| Media Lending: CSU Libraries agree to exchange Media Items through CSU+. Media items must be shipped in a appropriately sized box to prevent damage during shipping. | 11/3/2017 | PENDING |
Overdue fines: CSU libraries should not charge overdue fines for resource sharing
| Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Loan Sequence. CSU Peer-to-Peer is used before ILLiad or InnReach | Loan Sequence: Library staff should encourage patrons to use CSU+ before ILLiad or InnReach | 11/8/2017 | PENDING |
Competing Needs. Items may be checked out to patrons at the owning site even if a CSU Peer- to-Peer Borrowing request has been received, but the book has yet to be removed from the shelf | Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Reimbursement for lost books. Patron pays to his/her home library, not to the library that owned the book. COLD requests a report on replacement fees charged by the end of June 2018 to verify that this policy does not introduce inequities. | Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Replacement Fee. A replacement fee of the cost of an item + $15 or an approved replacement copy will be accepted for all lost Peer-to-Peer Resource Sharing items
| Replacement Fee:
| 11/3/2017 | PENDING |
Holds and Recalls. COLD recommends that all CSU libraries stop placing holds and recalls on checked out items | Holds and Recalls: CSU libraries will not place holds and recalls on checked out items. Exceptions include items for course reserves. | 11/8/2017 | |
Course Reserves. Books and other original source material may not be requested for course reserves at another library | Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Visiting Patron. We recommend that all campuses participate in Visiting Patron with data sharing between campuses
| Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Fulfillment response/turnaround time. The lending library will ship items within one business day (Monday - Friday) where the Resource Sharing department is open | Winter 2017 | APPROVED | |
Consortia Bags: Courier bags are owned by the system and not individual libraries. Courier bags are not labeled by campus so they can be used to send items between any campus. Labeled bags from previous systems may be used as backup if the red CSU+ bags run out. | 11/3/2017 | PENDING | |
ILLiad NCIP: Each campus can uses the NCIP integration with ILLiad and Alma at their discretion. The NCIP will not work with Tipasa when/after ILLiad is replaced. | 11/3/2017 | PENDING |
Action log
Section | Point Person | Expected Completion Date | Last action taken | Next action required |
---|---|---|---|---|
Update policies based on feedback from the launch of CSU+ |
| Met with Resource Sharing Functional Committee to update policies. | Obtain feedback from CSU+ staff. | |
Update policies based on feedback from the launch of CSU+ | Chris Lee (Unlicensed) | Copied original policies next to proposed policies. Updated some confusing wording in the proposed policies. | Obtain feedback from CSU+ staff. | |
Update policies based on further feedback |
| Send policies out for feedback. | ||
Discuss policies with the ULMS Coordinating Committee | | Shared policy doc with the committee. | Discuss policy changes. | |
Submit policy updates to COLD | ULMS Coordinating Committee | TBA |
Tasks to be completed
- Chris Lee (Unlicensed) Policies updated
- Mallory DeBartolo (Unlicensed) Gather CSU+ Staff feedback
- Chris Lee (Unlicensed) Submit policies to ULMS Coordinating Committee