PASCAL Loan Rules

Monographs

  • Can be loaned through Prospector, subject to monograph loan rules.
  • Loan is 56 days with actual loan period to patron of 21 days with one renewal. The remaining 14 days provide time for shipping, patron notification by home library and return to loaning library. All other library users must request materials through their home library's ILL process. Loan is subject to local ILL practices, with the actual loan period not to exceed 21 days and no renewals allowed.

Serials

  • Can be loaned through Prospector, subject to serial loan rules.
  • Loan is 17 days with actual loan period to patron of seven days with no renewals. The remaining ten days provide time for shipping, patron notification by home library and return to loaning library. All other library users must request materials through their home library's ILL process. Loan is subject to local ILL practice, with the actual loan period not to exceed seven days and no renewals allowed.

Media (Non-Paper Formats)

  • Can be loaned through Prospector, subject to media loan rules.
  • Loan is 17 days with actual loan period to patron of seven days with no renewals. The remaining ten days provide time for shipping, patron notification by home library and return to loaning library. Microforms will be accepted for storage, and equipment will be available for on-site viewing. All other library users must request materials through their home library's ILL process. Loan is subject to local ILL practice, with the actual loan period not to exceed seven days and no renewals allowed.

Replacement Costs

  • Monographs - $100.00 (includes $25.00 processing fee). Replacement costs will be adjusted in the future to match Prospector charges. The borrowing library will collect the charges and retain the funds, subject to the annual Prospector Reconciliation Process.
  • Serials - $400.00 (includes $25.00 processing fee). The borrowing library will collect the charges and retain the funds, subject to the annual Prospector Reconciliation Process.
  • Media - $100.00 (includes $25.00 processing fee). The borrowing library will collect the charges and retain the funds, subject to the annual Prospector.
  • Fines - The borrowing library will collect and retain fines.

Permanent Recalls by Owning Library

  • Each library must select one person to authorize permanent recalls.
  • Monographs - $5.00 per item removed as per current MOU.
  • Serials - no withdrawals allowed from PASCAL.

Delivery Mechanisms

Will be monitored and evaluated on an on-going basis by the Committee and the PASCAL Manager. Current CCLS and participating library performance has been approximately 3 working days. If weekend is included delivery can take up to 5 calendar days. Future mechanisms and costs will be driven by activity levels. The PASCAL Manager will provide regular reports to the Deans regarding costs, sorting and routing processes, activity levels and delivery system performance. Requested items from PASCAL will be shipped directly to the patron's home library.

Interlibrary Loan

  • Monographs - Owning library is responsible for handling ILL requests.
  • Bound Serials - Standard ILL services will be offered (i.e. photocopies of requested articles). Bound serials will be loaned only to Prospector Libraries and their patrons, and only through the online Prospector Unified Catalog.