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C - Library Regulations

1

Eligibility to use the Library Facilities and Resources

 1.1

Full access

  • Members of the Council
  • University staff
  • Registered students
 1.2

With Library agreement selected access

  • Alumni (on registration)
  • SCONUL Members (on registration)
  • Local Teachers (on registration)
  • External Borrowers (on registration)
  • Visitors

2

Copyright and Licencing

 

All users of Library materials are personally responsible for ensuring that they observe the requirements of the copyright legislation currently in force in the United Kingdom. Please see our guidelines at http://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/c.php?g=654700&p=4690544.

 

All users are responsible for using digital resources in an acceptable way. Please note that these may vary between individual publishers, for more information check the terms and conditions on the publisher's websites. Please see our guidelines at http://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/c.php?g=654721&p=4659487.

 

Breaches result in a withdrawal of access to digital resources.

3

IT and information

 

Users of IT are required to abide by our university regulations at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/ig/policy/.

4

Communication

 

The Library communicates with library users by webchat, email, text message, phone and letter, as needed. The email address used for all members of the University will be that assigned by the University at IT registration.

5

Libraries on other campuses.

 

Members of the University using Penryn campus library are subject to the rules and regulations of that library which is operated by Exeter Falmouth Plus.

 

Members of the university using NHS libraries are subject to the rules and regulations of that library.

6

Conduct

 

All library users are expected to follow our guidelines on fair and responsible use of the library at http://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/rules.

 

The General Regulations for Students (including conduct) are at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff/policies/calendar/part1/otherregs/genregs/.

 

Library users may be subject to a bag check if requested.

7

Borrowing

7.1 UniCard or Library Card is always needed for borrowing.
  UniCard conditions of use are available online at https://www.exeter.ac.uk/sid/unicard/#conditions.
7.2 Allowances, loan periods, renewals, recalls and fines
  Current details are available online at http://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/borrow.
7.3

Responsibility

 

Borrowers are responsible for all items issued to their library account until the item has been recorded as returned on the Library management system.