Hours

The Library is located on the first floor of the Bryan Center and is open:

On days when students are returning from extended weekends, the Library is open from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Policies

Library Cards

A personal NCSSM ID card with the LIT@COM patron bar code on the back is required to check out materials. Users are responsible for all items checked out on their cards. Lost or stolen cards must be reported to a LIT@COM staff member immediately. Replacement Library cards are issued by the Head of Security.

Circulation

Library resources are available to all faculty, staff, and students. The same circulation loan periods apply to all users. Faculty needing library materials throughout the trimester for curriculum support may request an extended trimester loan period. Fall trimester loans are due January 1; spring trimester loans are due June 1. All materials circulate with the exception of reference books and reserve materials. The prompt return of all materials is necessary to provide the maximum availability of materials. Users are notified by campus mail and e-mail when materials are overdue. Materials returned within five days of the dated overdue notification would not accrue a fine.

To encourage the prompt return of borrowed materials, students are charged the following fines:

If materials or equipment is lost, the user is charged the replacement cost of the item plus a $10.00 processing charge. To stop accumulating fines, the user must either return the materials or report the materials lost. Clearing obligations means paying accumulated fines and replacement costs of lost item(s) plus the $10.00 processing charge, all of which will be deducted from the student security deposit.

Loan Periods

Copyright Guidelines and Request Form

Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations (pdf) - a 36-page guide to the legal usage of copyrighted materials
Copyright Guidelines for Staff (doc) - a single sheet, condensed summary of the guidelines
Copyright Guidelines for Students (doc) - a single sheet, condensed summary of the guidelines
Copyright Request Form (doc) - download, complete, print on letterhead, and send to the copyright holder)

Purchase Recommendation Form

Have a publication (book/video tape/audio tape/multimedia CD) in mind which you think would be good for the library to acquire? Then stop by and fill in an order/request form or e-mail the following information to the acquisitions librarian newman@ncssm.edu. Fill in as much information from the list below as possible:

InterLibrary Loan

The Borden Mace Library is a member of the North Carolina Library and Information Network. The Library Staff is able to provide Interlibrary Loan Service to students and staff. Procedures for requesting Interlibrary Loans include:

Note: we cannot access all databases and journals, please recognize that these may not be deliverable.

- Exhaust NCSSM resources
- Meet with the ILL Librarian
- Complete and submit an ILL request card for each item
- Patrons should allow 7 to 10 days for processing and delivery.

Personnel

Diane Futrelle, Library Director futrelle@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2914	Henry Hebert, Evening Librarian hebert@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2920	Marlyse MacDonald, Evening Librarian macdonald@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2920
Anthony Myles, Library Assistant myles@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2917	Barbara Newnam, Librarian newnam@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2916	Willie Painter, Communications Center Manager painter@ncssm.edu (919) 416-2919