COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLLICY
AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CENTER (ERC) Effective April 15,
2006 SERVICES AND OPERATIONS Procedure No. 5-14 (A) Page
1 of (1) A handbook describing the complete services of
the Educational Resources Center (ERC) is available upon
request at the Circulation Desk.
(2) Most library and OhioLINK items
(primarily books) circulate in accordance with OhioLINK
procedures. Audiovisual materials and other unique items
from OhioLINK circulate in accordance with OhioLINK
procedures. Certain Library and Audiovisual items do not
circulate to all categories of users.
(3) The normal circulation period for
some of the library collection may be adjusted to meet
faculty and staff needs. Periodic overdue notices are
sent out to all borrowers who do not return materials
before the due date. For those administrators, faculty,
and staff members who abuse the flexibility of the
circulation period, an additional memo is sent to the
individual with copies to the Chairperson, Dean, or
immediate supervisor.
(4) Faculty and staff are able to order
materials for the cataloged collection. Each
instructional department is allotted a portion of the
ERC budget to purchase supplemental materials. In order
to request materials for the collection, a new materials
request form is filled out, singed by the chairperson,
and forwarded to the ERC. Requests from other
departments are to be signed by the cost center manager
and forwarded to the ERC Director.
(5) Audiovisual equipment is available for use by
faculty, staff, and administrators with a valid Columbus
State Community College ID. All requests for audiovisual
(A/V) use must be made a minimum of 24 hours in advance
and are subject to availability. Use of A/V equipment is
for college-related activity only.
(6) All students, faculty, staff,
administrators, and members of the Board of Trustees
must present a valid picture ID (Columbus State
Community College ID, Driver’s License, passport, etc.)
to obtain their library card/library account number. An
individual account is activated upon verification of
enrollment or employment. A valid picture ID and the
library account number must be presented to library
staff in order to check out materials. These individuals
may use their library card/library account number for
access to online resources.
(7) All Columbus State Community College
library cards/library account numbers expire at the end
of every academic quarter. Individual accounts are
reactivated upon verification of enrollment or
employment or continued viable need for the library
services.
