Library & Information Services » circulation http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis We Bring Knowledge to You Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 24/7 Exam period at the libraries http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/04/29/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries-3/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/04/29/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries-3/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:54:21 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31755 Continue reading →]]> The Davis Family Library will be providing extended hours during the last week of classes and the exam period.

24/7 hours will start at 9:00 am on Sunday, 5/5 and will end at 8 pm on Tuesday, 5/21. Bring your ID – card access is required between 11 pm and 7:30 am (9 am on Saturday and Sunday). Guest passwords for computer access will not be issued between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am.

Armstrong Library will have regular hours during this period, with later closing times on Friday 5/17 and Saturday 5/18.

Check here for up to date hours at all Libraries.

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24/7 hours will start at 9:00 am on Sunday, 12/2 and will end at 10 pm on Sunday, 12/16. Bring your ID – card access is required between 11 pm and 7:30 am (9 am on Saturday and Sunday). Guest passwords for computer access will not be issued between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am.

Armstrong Library will have regular hours during this period, with later closing times on Friday 12/14 and Saturday 12/15.

Check here for up to date hours at all Libraries.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/11/26/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries-2/feed/ 0 LIS Circulation is announcing Overdue Penalty Points http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/10/25/lis-circulation-is-announcing-overdue-penalty-points/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/10/25/lis-circulation-is-announcing-overdue-penalty-points/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:01:50 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=30584 Continue reading →]]> Beginning November 5th, reserves, equipment, and inter-library loan items that are overdue will accrue Overdue Penalty Points. For hourly loans (reserves), the points will accrue at a rate of one point per hour overdue. For daily loans, one point per day overdue. Once a patron reaches three points, they will be blocked from borrowing ALL library materials for a period of one day. If they accumulate six points, they will be blocked for two days, and so on. We are doing this to ensure that these materials are available to our patrons as much as possible and that people are not preventing their fellow students from accessing materials by keeping them out past when they are due. More information can be found at go/penaltypoints.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/10/25/lis-circulation-is-announcing-overdue-penalty-points/feed/ 0 Announcing non-refundable billing fees for library items http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/09/11/announcing-non-refundable-billing-fees-for-library-items/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/09/11/announcing-non-refundable-billing-fees-for-library-items/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:15:03 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=30171 Continue reading →]]> In an effort to get library materials back in a more timely fashion so that others can use them, LIS has put in place a non-refundable billing fee of $25 for items that are returned after the billing charges for non-returned items have been initiated. Items returned before the charges are moved to the college bill will not be billed. If an item is returned after it is transferred to the college bill, the replacement charge will be credited, minus the $25 billing fee. Note that if the item has already been replaced, you will be billed the full replacement charge. Please see the full library replacement and fine policy here. Please contact Library Circulation with any questions.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/09/11/announcing-non-refundable-billing-fees-for-library-items/feed/ 0 Summer Language Study Carrels http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/07/01/summer-language-study-carrels/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/07/01/summer-language-study-carrels/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:48:28 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29499 Continue reading →]]> The library has once again designated several suites of carrels as specific Language Study Carrels. The carrels in the suites are available on a first come, first served basis and may not be reserved. A map of the suites can be found here, and more information regarding carrels in the library can be found here.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/07/01/summer-language-study-carrels/feed/ 0 Which items have circulated the most? http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/06/28/which-items-have-circulated-the-most/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/06/28/which-items-have-circulated-the-most/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:29:48 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29483 Continue reading →]]> A student asked me the other day which item has circulated the most in the library. Having no idea, I created a list in Millennium to find out. Here are the spellbinding results:

* There are 1102 items that have circulated more than 50 times

* Of those…
– 510 are DVDs
– 178 are student laptops and power adapters
– 96 are 1-day equipment
– 86 are books
– 81 are 4-hour equipment
– the rest include 12 CD’s, 1 music score, various keys, reserves, and 3 VHS tapes

* The top 151 items are keys or equipment

* No. 152 on the list is the DVD 21 Grams, with 261 circs

* The highest circulating books is the always popular Single Variable Calculus, which any circ desk worker knows by both sight and weight, with 216 circs

Any guesses on No. 1? It has circulated 1698 times. Unimaginable praise and accolades* to anyone who guesses correctly (who does not already know and/or does not use Create Lists to find out on their own).

*Note: praise and accolades may be more imaginable than advertised.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/06/28/which-items-have-circulated-the-most/feed/ 5 24/7 exam period at the Libraries http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/05/07/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/05/07/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:38:11 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29099 Continue reading →]]> The Davis Family Library will be providing extended hours during the last week of classes and the exam period.

24/7 hours will start at 7:30 am on Tuesday, 5/8 and will end at 8 pm on Tuesday, 5/22. Bring your ID – card access is required between 11 pm and 7:30 am (9 am on Saturday and Sunday). Guest passwords for computer access will not be issued between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am.

Armstrong Library will have regular hours during this period, with later closing times on Friday 5/18 and Saturday 5/19.

Check here for up to date hours at all Libraries.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/05/07/247-exam-period-at-the-libraries/feed/ 0 Library Circulation is looking for input from you! http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/04/19/circulation-is-looking-for-input-from-you/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/04/19/circulation-is-looking-for-input-from-you/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:56:37 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=28905 Continue reading →]]> Circulation is looking to you, the users of the library, for input on circulation policies, loan rules, and the like. Please take a few minutes to take a brief survey and let us know how we can make your life even better than we already do.

Students and Staff – go/circsurvey-st
Faculty – go/circsurvey-fac

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/04/19/circulation-is-looking-for-input-from-you/feed/ 0 24/7 exam period at Davis Family Library http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/11/29/247-exam-period-at-davis-family-library/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/11/29/247-exam-period-at-davis-family-library/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:35:18 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=27365 Continue reading →]]> The Davis Family Library will be providing extended hours during the last week of classes and the exam period.

24/7 hours will start at 9 am on Sunday, 12/4 and will end at 5 pm on Sunday, 12/18. Bring your ID – card access required between 11 pm and 7:30 am (9 am on Saturday and Sunday). Guest passwords for computer access will not be issued between the hours of 11 pm and 8 am.

Armstrong Library will have regular hours during this period, with later closing times on Friday 12/16 and Saturday 12/17.

Check here for up to date hours at all Libraries.

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While certain areas of Davis Family Library have always been known unofficially as good spots for quiet study, recently we’ve formalized that a bit by installing signage marking some areas as “Quiet Study Areas”. Look for the big blue Q and please avoid conversation, either in person or on the phone, anywhere near these signs. Of course, LIS staff won’t be going around the building “shushing” people, but we hope the new signage makes it more obvious which parts of the building are reserved for quiet contemplative study.

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