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»»	Book Drop Policy Patrons of Huie Library are strongly encouraged to return checked out items to the Circulation Desk inside the library. Book drops will be emptied once each day when the library opens.
»»	Bibliographic Instruction Policy Bibliographic instruction is provided for: Henderson State University courses. Area high school classes 10th grade and above. No more than 25 students per session and there must be at least two adults with the group. Groups not falling within the above parameters will be considered on an individual basis   Arrangements for Bibliographic Instruction must be made at least one week in advance and receive approval from the Instructional Services Librarian or another Reference Librarian. If possible, high school orientations will take place very early in the semester during the week of classes public schools are in session before college courses resume. This period is usually around August 19th to the 25th in the Fall and the first full week of January in the Spring. High school students may check out two books each on their teacher’s library account. The teacher must have an ID/library card and his/her account must be in good standing. Books may be checked out for 28 days. No renewals.
»»	Circulation Policies   » Getting a Library Card Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University students must present a valid ID card from their respective university for all circulation transactions. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University faculty/staff must obtain a valid ID card from their respective university, and present the card at the circulation desk for library transactions. Retired Henderson State University faculty will receive a free library card. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University Faculty/Staff dependents must obtain and present a valid ID card from their respective university to have privileges in Huie Library. Huie Library may be used by any community patron. Residents of the state of Arkansas may obtain a community library card by presenting printed proof of their mailing address, Social Security number, filling out an application, and paying a $5 fee. Patrons under 12 must also have a parent's signature. » What Can Be Checked Out & Length of Checkout Period All books (except bestsellers) and music scores from the circulating collection may be checked out for 28 days. Renewals must be made in person. There are no renewals for items with a hold on them. Bestsellers check out for 14 days. Renewals must be made in person. Students may have a maximum of three audio books checked out at any given time. Checkout period is for 14 days. No renewals. Henderson State University students may check out any video. Ouachita Baptist University students may check out only videos from the popular collection. Students may have a maximum of three videos charged out at any given time. Checkout period is 3 days. No renewals. Ouachita Baptist University students who need to view educational videos may do so only in the Audio-Visual Room at Huie Library. Videos from the Reserve Collection are checked out for the period of time specified by the instructor. All other material may not be checked out. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University students have reciprocal borrowing privileges. Henderson State University faculty may check out any book (except bestsellers) from the circulating collection for 80 days. Ouachita Baptist University faculty may check out books for 80 days. Faculty/staff may have a maximum of three audio books checked out at any given time. Checkout period is for 14 days. No renewals. Faculty/staff may check out any video in the collection. A maximum of three videos may be checked out at any given time. Check out period is for three days. No renewals. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University dependents may borrow books from the circulating collection for a period of 28 days. Renewals must be made in person. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University dependents may have a maximum of three audio books charged out at any given time. Loan period is for 14 days. No renewals. Dependents may have a maximum of three videos charged out at any given time. Only videos from the popular collection may be checked out to dependents. These are videos in the bin near the circulation desk that have a plastic coated description. No renewals. Community patrons may have a maximum of three items checked out at any given time. This can be a combination of any of the following: bestsellers, books, scores, audio books, and popular videos/DVDs. Renewals must be made in person. Community patrons may only check out videos from the popular collection. Popular videos are those with plastic coated descriptions that are kept in bins near the circulation desk. Any video/DVD can be viewed in the Audio-Visual room. Checkout period for videos is three days. No renewals. » Overdues, Billing, and Replacement Charges Students who have bills, or unpaid billing fees will have checkout privileges revoked until items are returned and fees paid. Students will receive a billing statement identifying materials that are assumed lost. There is a $5 billing charge for each statement. Community patrons who are delinquent for any reason, will have their check-out privileges revoked until the delinquency is cleared and any associated fees are paid. Items checked out by faculty for an extended period of time must be brought back to the library at the end of the Spring semester for check-out verification.  Any item not returned will be assumed lost. Dependents who have any bills or unpaid billing fees will have checkout privileges revoked until items are returned and fees paid. Patrons, whether they are Henderson or Ouachita students, faculty, staff, or community members, will receive a statement identifying materials assumed lost. There is a $5 billing charge for each statement. Replacement charges for lost or damaged materials will be a minimum of $50.00 per item or the price of the item -- whichever is greater. Replacement copies will not be accepted. Overdue notices are a courtesy provided by Huie Library. Failure to receive a notice does not relieve the patron of the responsibility to return or renew materials within the designated check-out period. To assure timely reception of notices, please notify Huie Library’s Circulation Desk whenever your address changes. » Music Collection Policy Only Henderson State University faculty may check out music cassettes and phonodisc redords from the music library collection. Checkout period is two weeks. Henderson State University faculty, students and staff may check out music collection CDs. Three CDs may be checked out for a maximum of three days with no renewals. HSU faculty may request an extension of the limits at the time of check out for instructional purposes. All other patrons may listen to items from the music collection in the Audio-Visual room. The music collection is a closed stack collection. Only faculty may browse the music collection. » Reserve Policy Only Henderson State University Faculty may place items on reserve. Reserve material may include Huie Library material or personal items. The length of time an item may be checked out will be determined by the instructor. Reserve material should support a specific assignment and meet all copyright restrictions. Items may be placed on reserve for one semester. At the end of the semester, all reserve items will be taken off reserve and returned to the instructor or placed back on the shelves. Items (except photocopies) may be placed on Permanent Reserve. Permanent reserve items that do not circulate for 365 days will be taken off reserve and will either be placed back in the circulating collection or returned to the instructor. They will not be placed back on reserve. A Reserve Request Form must be completely filled out for all items placed on reserve.  A printable copy of that form is available here. » Audio-Visual Room Policy Only Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University faculty/staff and students are eligible to reserve the AV Room. Valid Henderson State University or Ouachita Baptist University or other ID cards will be retained at the Reference Desk. The AV Room may be booked one week in advance. The AV room may be booked for a two-hour period. Booking periods may be extended if no person or group is waiting. The video, listening equipment, and the Adaptive Technology computer may be reserved simultaneously. Community patrons may use the AV Room, but only on a non-priority basis. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University students and faculty/staff will have priority use of the room. Any video from the circulating collection may be viewed in the Audio-Visual Room. No food or drink is allowed in the AV Room. » Group Study Rooms Policy Only Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University faculty and students are eligible to reserve the Group Study Room. Valid Henderson State University or Ouachita Baptist University ID cards will be checked at the Reference Desk. The room may be booked one week in advance. The room may be booked for a two-hour period. Booking periods may be extended if no person or group is waiting. Community patrons may use the Group Study Room, but only on a non-priority basis. Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University students and faculty will have priority use of the room. No food or drink is allowed in the Group Study Room.
»»	Internet Policy  Huie Library’s primary mission is to provide academic resources to Henderson State University’s students, faculty, and staff.  Internet access is also available to HSU dependents and to OBU students, faculty, and staff. Priority of use will be given to members of the HSU community.  Huie Library does not censor its resources, regardless of format.  The library is responsible only for the content of those pages bearing its name.  The library is not responsible for the accuracy of information found on the Internet.  Patrons should evaluate sites for content and accuracy.  Selected resources may be offensive to some patrons; parents are responsible for their children's use of the Internet.    Community patrons As a service to the community, a limited number of terminals are provided for community use, with the following restrictions. ·        Community patrons must sign in before using a terminal. ·        A community patron is allowed thirty minutes on a terminal but may use the terminal for a longer period if no one is waiting. ·        Community patrons may be asked to vacate terminals if HSU patrons are waiting.  ·        At the librarian’s discretion, a community patron pursuing coursework may be logged onto an HSU terminal.   Misuse of Internet terminals will result in revocation of Internet privileges.  Misuse includes but is not limited to:   ·        Use of accounts or network identification assigned to others ·        Destruction of or damage to equipment, data, or software ·        Games, including role-playing games (RPG), and chat ·        Reconfiguring workstations ·        Attempting to override computer system security ·        Disruption or unauthorized monitoring of electronic communication ·        Violation of software license agreements ·        Harassment of others ·        Violation of another's privacy Note:  In compliance with Arkansas Act 1533 of 2001, patrons under the age of 18 will have Internet privileges suspended if using public terminals to access sexually explicit websites.  Repeat offenses will result in revocation of Internet privileges.  This policy is subject to change without notice.                                                                 26 June 2006
»»	Interlibrary Loan Policy   » Who may use interlibrary loan? All HSU students, faculty, and staff are eligible to use the Interlibrary Loan service. OBU students, faculty, and staff are not eligible to use HSU's Interlibrary Loan service. Community patrons may use Interlibrary Loan for a $1.00 processing fee per request plus lending fee, if any. » What may be borrowed? The patron may request journal articles and books not held by Huie Library. Circulating items may also be requested. The library will not process requests for items held by OBU's library; students may check items at OBU using their student identification. The library will process requests for dissertations and theses, although many libraries will not loan these materials. Items that are difficult and sometimes impossible to obtain include rare or valuable books; videotapes; bulky or fragile material; recently published books; and materials with local circulation restrictions, such as reference or reserve items. » How many requests may be made at one time? There is no limit on the number of requests a patron may turn in. Usage of ILL is based on need. During periods of peak ILL usage, patrons turning in numerous requests should prioritize their requests so that all patrons have access to the service. » Charges for ILL Most interlibrary loan requests are processed without any charge to the patrons (There is a $1.00 processing fee per request). Lender Fee: All students: You are responsible for the first $5 of any lender fee. The library will subsidize $25 for any additional fees per student per semester. Graduate Students/Faculty/Staff: The library will subsidize $50 of lender fees per person in a fiscal year. Community patrons: Community patrons are responsible for all lender fees. Processing fees: All students: You may request up to 30 returnable items (books, AV materials, etc.) per semester at no cost. A $1.00 processing fee will be charged for each additional item requested, even if the request is not filled. Fees may be waived for research purposes with confirmation from a professor. This restriction does not apply to periodical articles. Article rush requests are frequently faxed and are more likely to accrue charges. Books may be FED EXed at the patron's expense. Payment of ILL charges is due whether or not the patron picks up the item. » How long does it take? Most requests are processed within 24 hours. Articles usually take 2 to 10 business days. Length of time depends upon the lending library and its turn-around time. Turnaround time for books cannot be determined exactly as each lender treats requests differently; in addition, there may be few lenders available. Please allow for at least 2 weeks. » How long can I keep an interlibrary loan book? The lending period for interlibrary loan material is set by the lending library. Renewals on interlibrary loan materials are strictly at the discretion of the lending library. Requests for extensions must be made at least three days before the due date. Repeated disregard of due dates may result in the suspension of borrowing privileges. » Return of ILL Materials Patrons are responsible for the return of ILL materials by the date due. Failure to return a recalled interlibrary loan item within 24 hours will result in a $5.00 fine. Interlibrary loan privileges will be revoked until the fine is paid. Books not picked up by the patron by the due date will be returned to the  lending library. Articles not picked up by the patron will be discarded at the end of the term. » Lost Items Patrons are responsible for all charges accruing from lost Interlibrary Loan materials. Unpaid bills will be sent to the HSU business office, at which time an additional $5.00 billing fee will be added. » Electronic Transmission of Articles HSU faculty and other libraries may request that articles in the library’s collection be sent to them electronically. For libraries who choose this option, please notify the Interlibrary Loan Department of Henderson at  (870) 230-5188 or by email at libloan@hsu.edu. Articles received electronically from other libraries may be forwarded electronically to HSU students, faculty and staff who choose this method of delivery. » Note to Faculty The Interlibrary Loan Department's primary goal is to provide our campus community with articles and books not allowed by Huie or Riley Hickengbotham Library. Interlibrary Loan is not a copying service. The Interlibrary loan staff will, however, provide copies of articles held by Huie Library to faculty who are currently teaching and working on their doctorates. These requests will provided on an "as time and manpower permits" basis only. Due to budgetary constraints we cannot offer this service to all faculty.
»»	Library Rules of Conduct   While  in the library the following are prohibited: Attempting to take any item from the library without properly checking the item out. Smoking or use of tobacco products. Verbal or physical abuse of other patrons or staff. Sexual misconduct, such as exposure, offensive touching, or sexual harassment of other patrons or staff. Bringing in animals other than those authorized by the Henderson State University Security Office. Disruptive and unsafe behavior, such as loud talking, screaming, slamming doors, running, fighting, throwing things. Engaging in any activity prohibited by law or any conduct that unreasonably interferes with others' use of the library. Failing to comply with reasonable staff requests. Possible consequences for violations: Warning from staff. Staff will ask patrons to leave the library. Henderson  State University security will be called in to investigate the matter.