Lending regulations

As a borrower from Sør-Trøndelag University College library, you are required to be familiar with and to accept the local borrowing regulations. Failure to respect the library's borrowing rules may result in withdrawal of borrowing privileges.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Borrowing
ALT-library is primarily a profession-based library for HiST staff and university college students. HiST staff who have a valid Id card and students who have a valid student or Id-card as well as a receipt for payment of current term fees are entitled to borrow from the library. External users can apply individually. All users are responsible for informing the library about changes of address, e-mail address and telephone number.

Borrowing period
Standard literature in the borrowing section: 4 weeks
Reference works and all books with red marking: 1 day
Set books for courses (marked "Dagslån" (day loan) in Bibsys): ): 1 day. During the exam period, set books cannot be borrowed from the library.
Periodicals and newspapers: 1 day
DVD films and VHS films: 1 week
CD-ROM: 1 week
CDs: 1 day
Diagnostic tests: these are on loan only to students taking courses in individualised learning and special needs education (borrowing period by agreement).
AV equipment: student loans must be confirmed by a teacher (borrowing period by agreement).

A loan can be renewed unless the item has been reserved by another borrower.

Items or copies of items which are not available in the library can be obtained from other libraries. The length of the loan is determined by the source library. Students and staff are expected to request inter-library loans through their own university college library.

Borrower's obligations
All items which are removed from the library must be registered as a loan.

Borrowers are held personally responsible for all items registered on their borrowing cards. Items which are damaged or lost must be replaced according to the rates set by the library. Loans must be returned within the borrowing limit. Borrowers may request a receipt for items which they return personally. After three reminders, a demand for replacement of an item will be sent.

Liability
In addition to the value of the relevant item, any claim for damages/replacement must cover expenses incurred in purchase and registration of the replacement. The library retains ownership of replaced items. The borrower is liable for expenses incurred in case of legal debt collecting.

Charges:
Replacement rates:
Internal loans: minimum kr.500,- + kr.250,- surcharge
External loans: minimum kr.800,- + kr.250,- surcharge

If an item is returned after a replacement demand has been sent, a surcharge of kr.250 will be imposed.

Inter-library loans for external borrowers:
From a Norwegian library: : kr. 100,-
From a non-Norwegian library: kr. 200,-
Copies: kr. 80,-

External borrowers must collect items at the library. Distance learning students can request items to be sent, with the exception of AV material, school text books and set literature for courses.