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Media At The Library

The Reserves/ Media Department is on the third floor, east side of the library. This department houses reserves material, laptop computers, audio/visual materials, microforms, and current newspapers. Materials for class assignments are placed on reserve by faculty and teaching assistants. Reserve material is listed in the web catalog and can be found by course title or by instructor's name. Instructors may use the online forms to place materials on reserves. In addition to reserve materials, the Library also has laptop computers, digital cameras and other media-related equipment that can be checked out. The overdue fine for these materials is a charge for any part of an hour past the due time.

Circulation Policy

Reserves:

Each professor will make the decision about the length of time materials can be checked out when the reserves forms are submitted. Checkout time for reserve materials varies from two hours to a week. The charge for overdue material is $.50 per hour for materials available for less than 24-hour checkout, and $.50 a day for those available on a 24 hour or longer basis. Patrons must present their own validated and barcoded UTPA ID card to get materials on reserve. Public and non-UTPA students may check-out materials on Reserve for in Library use only by providing a valid government issued ID.

Media:

VHS video tapes, audio cassettes, CD-ROM audio disks, filmstrips, filmstrips with cassettes, and slides may be used by faculty, students, staff, or public patrons. Faculty, staff, and students must have a Bronc ID with a bar code. If a faculty member needs to send his/her ID with a student or staff worker to check out media, a note to that effect must be written on a UTPA letterhead and signed by the professor.
Students may check out media for class presentation use for up to three days. Failure to return media after the loan period will result in a hold being placed on the patron account for circulation of all library materials, and a late fee of $1.00 per day will be assessed. Any other arrangements must be made through the Library Administration.
Media materials are not loaned out through Interlibrary Loan. Media materials may not be checked out with a TexShare card, with the exception of CDs for books.

Loan Periods for Media Equipment
Material Type	Patron	Loan Period	Late Fee
Laptop (old)	Student	4 hours	$2 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	4 hours
Laptop (new)	Student	4 hours	$4 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	4 hours
Digital Camera	Student	6 hours	$2 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
Digital Camcorder	Student	6 hours	$3 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
Webcam	Student	6 hours	$.50 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
Microphone	Student	6 hours	$1 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
Jump (flash) Drive	Student	4 hours	$.50 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	4 hours
	Faculty/Staff	6 hours
Tape Recorder	Student	2 days	$.50 per hour
IPad	Student	4 hours	$3 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	2 days
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
EIKI projector	Student	6 hours	$5 per hour
	Faculty/Staff	1 day
VHS video tapes	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
Audio cassettes	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
CD-ROM audio disks	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
Filmstrips	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
filmstrips with cassettes	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days
Slides	Student	3 days	$1 per day
	Faculty/Staff	30 days

Reserves/ Media Department Contact: (956) 665-3304

by vcarrillo — last modified 01-13-2012 09:39