Media Center Faculty & Staff Policies
Circulation
• A valid MSU Campus Wide ID is necessary to view or check out any media items or equipment
• Circulation of media items is twenty-one (21) days
• Library privileges may be blocked until all overdue items are returned
• Media Fines and Fees
• Fines: Faculty and Staff are exempt from overdue fines
• Fees: Replacement = cost of item + $15.00 processing fee
• Media Loan Periods
• Faculty: 21 Days ……… 2 Renewals ……… 5 Items
• Staff: 7 Days ……… 1 Renewal ……… 5 Items
• Media Equipment Fines and Fees
• Fines: Faculty and Staff are exempt from overdue fines.
• Fees: Replacement = cost of item + $15.00 processing fee
• Media Equipment Loan Periods
• Faculty: 3 Days ……… No Renewals
• Staff: 3 Days ……… No Renewals
Facilities
• One (1) classroom with 54" screen TV and a 50" Plasma TV; maximum capacity 30 persons.
Faculty may reserve this room for a class as needed depending on availability
• Two (2) small media viewing rooms; maximum capacity 8 persons. Reserved under special
circumstances
• VHS players, compact disc players and DVD players are available in the general media area
• Headphones must be used in general media area
Gift Policy
• Moffett Library welcomes all donation sof useful media items
• All donated items are reviewed and added to the collection if appropriate
• Moffett Library reserves the right to determine disposition of donated materials
Media Equipment
• Please check with your department to determine whether this equipment is available intra-departmentally
• Available equipment includes:
• Data Projectors
• Digital Camcorder
• Digital Still Camera
• Portable Lecturnette
• Laptop Computers
Media Materials
• Available non-print materials include:
• Digital Videodiscs (DVD)
• VHS Videocassettes
• 16mm Films
• LP Sound Recordings
• Compact Discs
• Slides, Kits, Realia and Transparencies
Production Services
• Production of media is limited to instructional purposes at the University
• Costs for media production will be charged to a departmental account number
• Please allow 2 weeks turnaround time
Restrictions
• Do Not copy, publicly exhibit or use library media in any way that would constitute a
violation of copyright laws
• Return materials to the Circulation Desk
• Media may be returned to the inside media drop in the Library lobby
• Do Not return materials in the outside bookdrop








