Library Guidelines

Guideline A
Rev. 2012

Library Guidelines are mainly informational. Few have the force of regulations, and fewer yet having the force of a contract.  When the statements fall into those latter categories, they are so identified.

These guidelines have been approved and accepted by the Library Faculty and/or Library Staff, and acknowledged by the University Library Committee and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

For ease of use, the statements are serially numbered and dated.  Guidelines are arranged as follows:

Budgets (nos. 1-19)

Guideline 1 - Budget Allocations

Guideline 3 - Restricted Fee Accounts

Guideline 5 - Travel Guidelines

Building (nos. 40-49)

Guideline 40 - Use of Library

Guideline 41 - Safety Procedures

Guideline 42 - Building Hours 

Patrons (nos. 76-90)

Guideline 80 - Confidentiality of Library Records

Guideline 83 - Access to Patron Electronic Devices in Library Charging Lockers

Guideline 84 - Library Lending Code 

Guideline 86 - Failure to Pay Library Charges 

Collections (nos. 20-39)

General Statement -Collection Development and Deselecting Criteria

Guideline 20 - Collection Development

Guideline 21 - Library Mission

Guideline 22 - Materials Selection

Guideline 23 - Challenged Materials

Guideline 24 - Receipt of Gifts

Guideline 25 - Weeding Statement - General Book Collection

Guideline 30 - Government Documents

Guideline 32 - Special Collections

Guideline 33 - University Archives

Library Faculty & Other Staff (nos. 50-75)

Guideline 50 - Statement on Academic Freedom and Professional Ethics

Guideline 51 - Key Dates

Guideline 52 - Guidelines for Library Services Meetings  

Guideline Supplements

Supplement A - Courtesy Committee