RECIPROCAL LIBRARY BORROWING
To broaden the immediate availability of library resources, Champlain College, Middlebury College, and St. Michael's College have entered into a collaborative agreement and are extending borrowing privileges to students, faculty and staff of each college. It is understood that each borrowing is meant to supplement, not substitute for, the library collections of the borrower's home institution. It is further understood that the home library's resources should be fully utilized before the other libraries', including owned collections and reference assistance. Once these conditions are met, however, reciprocal borrowing will be made as simple as possible for all parties.
Who May Borrow: All registered students of one of the above institutions and all faculty and staff whether full or part time, are eligible for borrowing privilege at the other institutions. Borrowing will not be extended to affiliates of any one of the institutions, whether the affiliation is cooperative or financial, nor to any library's guest borrowers.
Borrowing Procedures:
- The borrower must have a valid photo ID from the home institution to show status. A borrower’s record will be entered into the lending library's circulation system, using the existing (home institution) bar code number on the ID. A separate borrower card will not be needed.
- At any one time, a borrower may have five items checked out from the lending library. The lending library will determine borrowing periods and other rules.
- At any one time, a borrower may have five items checked out from the lending library. The lending library will determine borrowing periods and other rules.
- For recalled or overdue materials, the lending library will send the first notice directly to the borrower, and any subsequent notice(s) to the home institution. The home institution accepts final responsibility for unreturned/lost materials at a cost of $75 per item.
- Interlibrary loan services remain the responsibility of the home library.
