Hours | My
Account |
Borrowing Materials |
Loan/Renewal Periods |
Reserves |
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) |
Overdue, Bills & Courtesy Notices |
Overdue
Fines |
Search Requests |
Lost Book
Fines & Fees |
Stolen/Damaged Materials
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HOURS |
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Click here for
Circulation Department hours.
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MY ACCOUNT |
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Provides online access to patron library account.
Click here for My Account login. |
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Borrowing Materials |
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The following groups may Borrow Material in
General Circulation for home use: |
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Faculty, students, full-time staff
with valid FIT ID cards |
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FIT Administrators |
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Faculty, students
with valid ID from other SUNY institutions |
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Visitor
Information |
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You must present a current FIT ID or SUNY photo ID in
order to check out or renew books. There are no
exceptions. |
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loan/Renewal
periods |
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RESERVES |
To find reserves material open
Stylecat
Library Catalog
and click
Reserves. Search by either title, author, instructor's last name or
course number. |
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Because of heavy demands for these materials
there is a limit on the number of items that can be checked out
at one time, the loan period is short, no holds are allowed,
fines for late returns are high and will not be waived for
overdue reserve material. |
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FIT
Faculty: for information about placing items
on reserve,
click here. |
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INTERLIBRARY LOAN
(ILL) |
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service which helps
FIT students, faculty and staff obtain research materials
not available in the Library's collection. We also lend
library materials to other libraries.
Interlibrary Loan Login. |
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For additional information about Interlibrary
Loan (Illiad)
click here.
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OVERDUE, BILLS
& COURTESY NOTICES |
| Notices are sent
as a courtesy. Library materials are due on the due date
indicated whether or not your receive a notice. Check
My Account for due dates. |
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sent via your FIT email account only. To forward to a
preferred email account
click
here for instructions. |
| Students with
outstanding overdue materials and/or fines will have their
registrations blocked, their grades, transcripts and other
official college documents held and will not be able to borrow
other library materials until their accounts have been cleared. |
| Faculty, staff
and administrators are not charged overdue fines. |
| Courtesy Notice |
1-week before due date |
| 1st Overdue Notice |
1-week after original due
date |
| 2nd Overdue Notice |
1-week after 1st Overdue
Notice |
| 3rd Overdue Notice |
1-week after 2nd Overdue
Notice |
| Lost Bill |
Items are 30 days overdue |
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OVERDUE
FINES |
*The following chart lists
the most common types of charges, their rates, and their
maximums. When a book or picture file envelope becomes 30 days
overdue, it is categorized as "lost" and your account will be
assessed a replacement cost and processing fee.
Click for details.
If the item is subsequently returned you will be responsible
only for any overdue fine.
NOTE: Students are financially
responsible for equipment damaged or not returned. |
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Loan Type |
Fine Rate |
Maximum
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General
Collection |
$.50/day |
$20.00 after 30 days overdue |
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Reserves |
$1.00/hour |
None |
Picture
Collection |
$.50/day per envelope |
$20.00 after 30 days overdue |
Audio/Visual Material |
$1.00/hr (2 hr loan)
$1.00/hr (1 day)
$1.00/hr (1 week) |
$10.00
$20.00
$20.00 |
Audio/Visual Equipment |
$1.00/hr |
$10.00 |
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Digital
Cameras |
$10.00/hr |
$50.00/day |
Wacom
Tablets |
$10.00/hr |
$50.00/day |
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Damages to
books |
$5.00 min. (at discretion of
Circulation Department) |
Replacement cost of item
(varies per item) |
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LOST
BOOKS FINES & FEES |
| If you lose a book checked out to you,
notify the Circulation Department immediately. The
replacement cost of item, $20.00 processing fee and any overdue
fines incurred will be charged to your account. |
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book and return it to the library by the beginning of the
following semester, only the cost of the book will be refunded.
Overdue and processing fees are non-refundable. |
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SEARCH REQUESTS |
| If an item
cannot be located on the shelf and is listed as "Available" in
the online catalog, a search can be requested at the
Circulation Desk. If the item is located, you will be notified
and the item put on hold for 7 days. If not it will be
declared Missing and you will have the option of requesting
through Interlibrary Loan. |
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STOLEN/DAMAGED
MATERIALS |
The following information is from FIT's
Student
Rights & Responsibilities Manual:
"Theft or mutilation of library books and other materials could
lead to expulsion from the college. The library penalty
for mutilation of library materials is two-fold:
1. A monetary fine to cover replacement plus a fee for
processing,
2. Suspension of borrowing privileges for a period up to
one full semester."
"Stolen or Damaged Material
Removing books and other library materials from use by others is
an affront to the college community. |