Ethnic Studies Library



CIRCULATION POLICY AND USE REGULATIONS
1/2005

Use Regulations
•	No food or drink is allowed in the library.
•	Book bags and other items must be checked in at the circulation desk.
•	Quiet is to be maintained in the library.
•	No cell phone use in the library
•	Users agree to assume responsibility for the damage or loss of materials and agree to comply with library rules and regulations.

•	All materials must be returned to the Ethnic Studies Library (ESL) and not to any other library on campus.

Borrowing Privileges
1.	Library users: ONLY those with a current UC Berkeley registration card, staff identification card, or Library Borrowing-Privileges Card may check out library materials.

Library Privileges
2.	Borrowers who have overdue materials and/or owe any service fees will be deprived of their borrowing privileges until the overdue material(s) are returned and/or replacements are paid in full.
3.	Non-Ethnic Studies graduate students working for ES faculty require a verification letter from the ES faculty in order to check out materials for one month.

Lending Periods A maximum of four items can be checked out per day. A borrower may have only eight items checked out in total.
	One week	UC Berkeley Students and Staff

	One month	Ethnic Studies Graduate Students

	Six months	UCB Faculty

	Two days	Chicano Studies and Comparative Ethnic Studies Videos ONLY 2 at a time. Borrower must fill out a checkout card.
		Asian American and Native American Studies videos are non-circulating.

	One Day	Microfilm Reels ONLY 2 at a time and they must be returned the same day 15 minutes before the library closes

	Reserves
	One copy of each reserves title will be non-circulating. Up to 2 reserve readings may be checked out at a time. As determined by the instructor, reserves lending periods are either 2 hours or one day.

	Non-circulating Materials	Green, yellow and red dot books, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, newsclippings, and vertical files.For Archival Materials see Rules for the use of the Special Collections
	Renewals: No renewals through voice mail. Materials can be renewed online, through GLADIS, or in person.
Materials on Hold
1.	At a user's request, an item may be placed on hold. When the item becomes available, notification is made by phone or email.
2.	Item must be picked up within 3 days of notification; after 3 days, the item(s) will be placed back into circulation.

Service Charges
	The service charge policy will be strictly enforced. AT the discretion of the Librarians, replacement copies will be accepted. However, the Ethnic Studies Library will charge a standard $100 replacement feeplus a processing fee of $10 for each non-returned book. Furthermore, the Ethnic Studies Library reserves the right to charge a replacement fee that may exceed $100.00 for the full value of any item

Interlibrary Loan
	Two-week loan period on non-restricted materials and processed through
	UC Interlibrary Loan Offices only. The Ethnic Studies Library reserves the right to deny an ILL request for restricted, fragile, unique or out-of-print materials. No interlibrary loans of microfilms or videos.

Library Hours
	Monday to Friday:	9:00am to 5:00pm
	Saturday:	1:00pm to 6:00pm

	Summer
	Monday to Friday:	1:00pm to 5:00pm
	Closed holidays and Saturdays prior to or after holidays. Also closed during academic winter break in December and January.

RULES FOR THE USE OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
11/1/2003
	Permission to use
	Permission to examine manuscripts and printed materials in Special Collection, lockedcase materials and photography collection will be granted to users who are at least 18 years old or have graduated from high school. Such permission is granted subject to whatever restrictions have been placed on specific holdings by their writers, donors, or the Ethnic Studies Librarians. Permission to consult does not carry with it permission to publish. In certain cases, users may be requested to use microfilm or printed copies of the manuscripts when such copies are available.

	Registration
	Fill out the archival registration form at the circulation desk and show identification. All briefcases, envelopes and other items must be checked in at the circulation desk. Tape recorders and portable computers are allowed. Otherwise, use pencil only in the designated area.

	Responsibility
	Users are responsible for the safeguarding of any materials made available to him/her and must preserve the existing order and arrangement of the archival materials. If the order is obviously disarranged or if materials appear to be missing, the user should promptly report the matter to a library staff member. Please wear white gloves to handle archive materials.

	Duplication
	Duplication of archival materials and reprinting of photographs must have the prior permission of the Librarian in charge of the collection. All photocopies are to be handled by the library staff at the expense of the user. The cost of reproduction and handling fees are subject to change. Library staff will photocopy a reasonable amount of materials (1-5 pages at 50 cents per page) for reference use when this can be done without injury to the material and when not otherwise restricted. Library staff must stamp the collection identification on the duplicated copies. Payment can be accepted in check or money order only. If a negative of a photograph is not availablle, the user will pay for the cost of producing the negative and positive copy of the photography. The negative will then become the property of the Ethnic Studies Library. PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED. Photocopies of archive materials and reprints of photographs may not be reduplicated and deposited elsewhere without prior written permission of the Ethnic Studies Library.
	A service fee of $250* per request will be assessed for the reproduction of photographs from the photograph collection and from archival materials. Note: this fee does not grant license to reprint or publish.

	Copyright Restrictions
	Duplication of archival materials and photographic reproductions are supplied for REFERENCE purposes only. Permission to publish does not constitute copyright clearance; materials ownded by the Ethnic Studies Library which may be subject to copyright clearnace will also require written permission from the current copyright owner(s), or their heirs or assignees. *Negotiable for educational and non-profit institutions.

	Donations
	The Ethnic Studies Library is pleased to accept donations in the form of library materials or monetary gifts. Please contact the Head Librarian, Lillian Castillo-Speed at csl"at"library.berkeley.edu for more information. You may also contact other Ethnic Studies Librarians for specific information on the needs of our collections:
		Wei-Chi Poon, *Asian American Studies Librarian*
		E-mail: wcpoon"at"library.berkeley.edu
		Asian American Studies Collection

		Lillian Castillo-Speed, *Chicano Studies Librarian*
		E-mail: csl"at"library.berkeley.edu
		Chicano Studies Collection

		John D. Berry, *Native American Studies* and *Comparative Ethnic Studies*
		E-mail: jberry"at"library.berkeley.edu
		Native American Studies Collection
		Comparative Ethnic Studies Collection