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Occasionally a library user will leave behind valuable personal property (backpack, laptop, etc) and disappear as closing time approaches. If the owner is nowhere to be found and it's time to lock the doors, our policy is to leave the property where it is, so it can be easily found by the owner, and post a sign on the Booker door directing the person(s) to call the non-emergency police (804 289-8715), who can let them in to retrieve the property. We keep these signs in a manila folder, marked "Abandoned Personal Property," inside the green binder that holds the printed schedule. If you need one, just take it out and tape it to the Booker door.
1. On the Fulfillment menu, select “Manage Patron Services”
2. Click the blue “Register New User” button in the upper right corner
3. Enter the user’s first and last names in the appropriate boxes.
4. Select the appropriate category in the User Group dropdown box
5. For library patrons, do not use the “Job Category” dropdown box
6. Under “Expiration date,” choose the date one year from today.
7. Scroll down to the “User Management Information” section and enter the user’s email address, home address, and phone number (we need this information in order to contact them about any overdue materials).
8. Click “Update User” in the upper right corner
The Music Library Student Employees Blackboard site is the central location where our library staff communicates with each other. Melanie and Linda will post announcements with important new information that you will need to do your job, as well as weekly and semester-long work schedules. This is also where our sub board is located, and where you will find contact information for each member of our staff. There's also a link to this policy document.
It is expected that you will log in and check our Blackboard site at the start of every work shift, in case staff have posted something that you will need to know in order to do your job. Better yet, log in every day just to see what's new.
The Music Library accepts returns of Boatwright books. After discharging, place the book in the outgoing mail area on the circulation desk. If a red canvas library bag is available, put the book inside the bag. Be sure to remove any "to Music Library" labels on the outside of the bag.
We can also accept returns of DVDs and videos from Boatwright's collection. Make sure they don't say "Mus. Lib" on the label -- those are ours!
Phone: 289-8876
The Music Library has two book return units positioned in the hallway outside the vestibule on the Booker side. These are for people to return materials when the library is closed. The smaller unit is for CDs and DVDs and the larger one is for books and scores.
When the library is open, we cover the return slots with signs directing people to return materials inside the library, so that we don't have to keep checking the book returns throughout the day. When the library is closed, the signs are kept in a white envelope taped to the right side of the larger book return.
Each book return opens with its own key. The book unit has a door that opens downward on the front, and the CD/DVD unit has a door in the back. The keys look identical, but the one for the CD/DVD unit has the letters "CD" scratched on it.
The Student Manager takes the signs off the front of the units and places them in the white envelope on the side of the larger unit. This allows people to deposit library materials in the units while we are closed.
Open the book return units and remove all library materials. Lock the units up again and return the keys to their usual location. Remove the signs from the envelope on the side of the larger unit and attach them to the front of each unit using the velcro dots. Be sure to discharge and reshelve all materials that you've taken out of the units.
All items must be checked out/returned 15 mins. before closing.
|
Item Type |
Loan period |
Renewals |
Overdue fines |
|
Books |
28 days |
3 |
None, but replacement fee is $100.00 |
|
CDs |
28 days |
3 |
None. Replacement fee depends on the cost of the item. |
|
Scores |
28 days |
3 |
None. Replacement fee depends on the cost of the item. |
|
DVDs |
7 days |
2 |
None. Replacement fee depends on the cost of the item. |
|
Laptops |
4 hours in library |
0 |
$0.50 per hour |
| iPads | 2 weeks | 1 (with Linda's permission) | Replacement fee is $550 for the iPad and/or $40 for the power cord |
|
Headphones |
4 hours in library |
1 |
$0.50 per hour |
|
Metronomes, Boom boxes |
4 hours |
0 |
$0.50 per hour |
| Digital recorders (H2) | 4 hours or 7 days | 1 (with Linda's permission) | |
|
Course reserves |
variable |
0 |
$0.50 per hour |
|
Reference materials |
Do not circulate |
|
|
There are several categories of students in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, and their library privileges vary:
Degree-Seeking SPCS Students are issued a SpiderCard and have full library privileges like any other student.
Non-degree seeking SPCS Students who are taking courses for academic credit do not get a SpiderCard but do get full library privileges like any other student. If they want to borrow something, look up their name in Alma.
Non-degree seeking SPCS Students who are not taking courses for academic credit do not receive a university ID or automatic library privileges. They may purchase a Special Borrowers card or join the Friends of the Library if interested in borrowing materials from the university library.
Osher Institute students: are issued a SpiderCard and have full library privileges like any other student EXCEPT that they cannot log into library databases from off campus
|
Item Type |
Loan period |
Renewals |
|
Books |
120 days |
unlimited |
|
CDs |
120 days |
unlimited |
|
Scores |
120 days |
unlimited |
|
DVDs |
7 days |
2 |
|
Headphones |
2 hours in library |
1 |
|
Metronomes, Boom boxes |
2 hours |
0 |
|
Reference materials |
2 days (more with Linda’s permission) |
|
|
Item Type |
Loan period |
Renewals |
|
Books |
1 month |
unlimited |
|
CDs |
1 month |
unlimited |
|
Scores |
1 month |
unlimited |
|
DVDs |
7 days |
2 |
|
Laptops |
4 hours in library |
0 |
|
Headphones |
4 hours in library |
1 |
|
Metronomes, Boom boxes |
4 hours |
0 |
|
Reference materials |
Circulate only with Linda’s permission |
|
Academic libraries in Virginia currently allow patrons from any institution belonging to the "Virtual Library of Virginia" (VIVA) to borrow materials from any other VIVA library, simply by presenting a valid ID card from their home institution. For a list of VIVA libraries, click here (it's most of the colleges and universities in Virginia, plus a few independent research libraries in the Commonwealth. Public libraries are not included).
If a patron from a VIVA institution wants to borrow Music Library materials, they should be treated like a Special Borrower (only 5 items at a time; no DVDs or videocassettes). Ask to see their ID card from their home institution, and look them up as a patron in the circulation system. If they don't already have a patron record, you will need to add them as a Special Borrower. Only Managers should do this, by following these instructions.
Students attending out-of-state colleges or universities do not get borrowing privileges at our library, even if they live in the Richmond area.
You are entitled to rest breaks as part of your regular schedule if you work a shift of four hours or longer. For four or more consecutive hours of work time you get one paid 15-minute break (do not indicate this on your timesheet). For six or more consecutive hours of work time you get one paid 15-minute break and a required unpaid meal break of thirty minutes (sign out and back in on your timesheet).