Policies - Indianapolis

General Research Collection

Up to 10 books can be checked out at any one time for currently enrolled Ivy Tech Students. Books are checked out for 2 weeks at a time. A book may be renewed unless another patron has placed a hold on it. Books may not be checked out over semester breaks unless you are registered for classes for the following semester.

Reserve Textbook Collection

Only currently enrolled Ivy Tech Students may check out reserves or textbooks to use.  Faculty and staff currently enrolled in an Ivy Tech class may check out the textbook for the class they are enrolled in. Learning Resource Center tutors may check out textbooks to take out of the library for tutoring purposes. 

Reserve textbooks are checked out for 4 hours at a time and may leave the library. Click here to read the complete textbook policy.

Journals and magazines can be checked out.  They have the same circulation policy as books. The current issue is library use only. Newspapers do not check out and must remain in the library.

Books and journal articles not available in our library may be ordered from other libraries. Please consult the Interlibrary Loan FAQ page. The delivery time varies depending on which library has the book:

From other Ivy Tech libraries, 1-2 weeks
From non-Ivy Tech libraries, 1-2 weeks
Articles can usually be obtained in one to two business days

• ILL service is for current Ivy Tech Students, faculty and staff
• No textbook lending or borrowing.
• No loaning or borrowing of DVD’s or audiobooks.
• Overdue fines will be calculated by the library and will follow the same policy for non-ILL checkouts.
• Lost item fines will be the cost of the item as determined by the lending library plus a $5 processing fee, and will be non-refundable after the item is 3 months overdue.
• ILL privileges may be revoked for a repeated pattern of lost items or failing to pick up requested items.
• All books loaned to other libraries from Ivy Tech Central Indiana Libraries will check out for 6 weeks.
• All books borrowed from other libraries for Ivy Tech Central Indiana students will have the due date determined by the lending library.
• Faculty and staff will be charged overdue fines for ILL items according to the above guidelines.

North Meridian Campus:
Videos may be checked out by faculty and for in library use by students.

Lawrence Campus:
All videos may be checked out by faculty.
Students may view videos in the library or check out non-medical feature films.
No DVD checkouts to community users.
DVD’s will check out for one week, limit two at a time.  Late fees should be calculated as follows:

Day 8 (1 day late) is $3.00
Day 9 (2 days late) is cost of the DVD plus $5.00.
If the DVD is returned, the cost is only $5.00.

Purpose

• The headphones are for use in the library to access audio/visual material.  Such use shall at all times be consistent with the fundamental objectives of the library to provide a suitable environment for academic activities.

Check Out

• Headphones are checked out on a first come first serve basis. 
• One set of headphones check out per person.
• One renewal may be made at the discretion of the library staff.

Time Limits

• The headphones are checked out for a three hour period. They must be returned to the circulation desk at the end of that time to avoid late fees of $1.00 per hour.

Users

• Users must be currently enrolled as an Ivy Tech student and must check out with their Student ID.

Guidelines

• Patrons may be asked to turn down the volume if they disturb others around them in the library. 
• The headphones cannot leave the library.  
• Students will be asked to clean the headphones after use, when checking them in.
• Headphones will be sanitized between each use.

Accountability / Non-Compliance

• If the headphones are not clean when you receive them, please notify the library staff.
• When the headphones are checked out in your name, you will be responsible for lost, damaged, dirty, or missing headphones.

By checking out headphones you are agreeing to all posted policies.