Borrowing+&+Overdues

The Library provides a wide range of materials which are available for loan to students and staff. The loan period for all resources and for all borrowers is set on the OLIVER catalogue via the Loan Matrix. This will normally be reset at the beginning of each semester.
 * BHS Borrowing policy & practices**

__** Student Borrowing: **__
 * All students will be issued with a library card which they should use when borrowing resources from the library.The first card is provided free to the students but replacement cards will incur a cost. These cards may be ordered at the Circulation desk (and will be recorded in the folder).
 * Students are expected to return all loaned materials by the end of the school year as borrowing is not permited over the Christmas holiday period.

Students in Years 7 - 10 may borrow up to 6 books at any one time for a 4 week period. Students in Years 11 and 12 may borrow up to 10 books at any one time for a 4 week period. Students in Years 11 and 12 may also borrow items from the "Student Stack" collection during class time for one period only. (These items are generally not loaned overnight or for an extended period). Students in Years 11 and 12 may borrow books which have been given an "adult" rating. Students in Years 7 - 10 may only borrow these books if they have returned the signed parental consent forms which are held in the folder at the Circulation desk. Copies of these forms can be found on the kdrive (admin folder) and here:
 *  [[image:IMG_0421.jpg width="160" height="119"]] Books: **

Class sets and Mini sets (used during English classes) may be borrowed for a period of a term. The set text for English classes should be purchased by students if it is on the Booklist. However, students may borrow a copy from the library but only for a period loan.

Students may borrow up to 2 magazines for overnight loan. Some magazines are not for loan; these have not been catalogued in Oliver.
 * Magazines/Periodicals **

**AV Equipment (DVDs, sound recordings, CD Roms, extension cords)** Loans of these items are not made to students on an overnight or weekly basis. However, students may view dvds in the AV room during class time.



Students may borrow __any__ of these items for a period loan to use during class time. Laptops may not be borrowed by students on an overnight or weekly basis. Other ICT equipment may be borrowed overnight by students but __only__ if they return the signed parental consent forms which are held in the folder at the Circulation desk. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Copies of these forms can also be found on the kdrive (admin folder) and here:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ICT Equipment (laptops, speakers, digital cameras, digital movie cameras) **

Ereaders Students may borrow Kindles for 1 week, once they have signed and returned the Kindle User Agreement. (where is the file stored?) (should we deal with the kindles the same as any other equipment? ie through the ict user agreement?)



<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">__**Staff Borrowing:**__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All staff will be entered as borrowers on the OLIVER system - they do not need a card to borrow resources from the library
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Staff may borrow an unlimited number of books, magazines, dvds, videos and cd roms for a year's loan.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> All such loans should be made through the Circulation desk
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Staff should book AV and ICT equipment via BookIt to ensure availability of resources when needed

**Tubs of books for class research** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tubs of books for class use may be loaned to staff in 2 ways, depending on demand for the material:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">If the material is being used by a number of staff at the same time, the best way to ensure this material is readily available for all users is for the Library team to create a Resource Box loan of items. The process for this is outlined on the k drive and is listed here: .The Tub barcode is then scanned when staff use the tub (and scanned when returned). If necessary, a booking sheet can be arranged in a folder at the Circulation desk but if there are a number of tubs available on the topic or theme, such booking sheets should not be necessary. These tubs should be stored near the Circulation desk so they can be easily scanned.
 * 2) If the material is only being used by one class teacher, then all the items in the tub will be loaned to the staff member. These tubs may be stored in the library (by the circulation desk) or in the classroom, if the teacher prefers.

**Reading Tubs**
 * English teachers may wish to have a tub of reading material available for weekly sessions which are booked in the Reading Space.
 * When such material is first gathered together for a Book Chat, it should be borrowed in the teacher's name but subsequently, as students select items to read from this tub, they should borrow them out in their own name.
 * These tubs should be kept in the library adjacent to the Reading Space or near the Circulation desk.

**BHS Overdues policy and practices**