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POLICIES 

Building Access

8:00 am to 10:00 pm, the library building is open to:

  • Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators
  • Manhattan College alumni with alumni ID cards
  • Guests of Manhattan College students
  • Students, faculty, staff, and administrators from other charter members of the WALDO library consortium
  • Holders of blue or yellow METRO referral cards
  • Manhattan College campus tour groups
  • Faculty of any college or university
  • Off-duty NYPD personnel

From 10:00 pm to 7:00 am, the library building is open only to current Manhattan College students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators; and off-duty NYPD personnel.​ During these hours, all patrons must present a photo ID to enter the building.

Due to space concerns, from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am during the last week of classes and the week of final exams the library is open only to current Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators; and off-duty NYPD personnel.

Guests of Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators must sign in at the Circulation Desk.

Unaccompanied minors are not allowed in the library.

An individual may be required to leave the building if their presence is considered detrimental to the operation of the Library.

Who Can Borrow?

  • Manhattan College students, faculty, staff, and administrators
  • Manhattan College alumni with an alumni ID card
  • Faculty, staff, and administrators from other charter members of the WALDO library consortium
  • Visitors with specific, advance permission from the Access Services Librarian, the College Archivist, or the Library Director
     

Who Has Access to the Computers?

  • Users with a valid Jaspernet login and password
  • Guests and alumni may request a guest login

***Off-campus access to library material requires a Jaspernet username and password***

Reserve Policy

   
Placing Materials on Reserve: 

  • A Reserve Request Form is needed for each item.
  • Reserve requests for items in the library's collection should be submitted at least one week before they will be needed. Items not in the library's collection should be requested even earlier, as it may take several weeks to order and process. 
  • Reserve requests need to be submitted and updated each semester.
  • For information on adding, or linking, material to your Moodle Course click here.
  • Personal copies are no longer being accepted. If you wish to place a book or DVD on course reserve that the library does not own, you can either 1) request that we purchase a copy using the purchase request form, or 2) donate your personal copy to the library.

Copyright Guidelines for Reserve Material:

  • U.S. copyright law governs the reproduction of copyrighted materials. 
  • The Fair Use and Educational Use provisions of copyright law allow materials to be reproduced in many cases. There are cases in which the copyright holder’s permission is required.
  • Reproducing electronic material may be limited by copyright law and/or license agreements. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Access Services Librarian.

Filming in the Library

  • Requests from students to film in the library for personal or academic projects must ask permission at the Circulation Desk on the 5th floor.

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