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VCSU Library Services for Faculty and Staff

Learn how the library can support faculty members and staff

Welcome to the Faculty and Staff information page! 

On this page you can find information about library services for Faculty and Staff

Interlibrary Loan

VCSU Library maintains a robust Interlibrary Loan service. This allows library users to request items that we don't own to be delivered to us from other libraries. 

To learn more about our Interlibrary Loan service visit this page or speak to a library staff member! 

Faculty and Staff Borrowing 

Faculty and staff employed at Valley City State University may borrow most library materials for one semester. Faculty and staff may renew materials at the end of fall semester but must return all materials at the end of the academic year. See the loan periods table for specifics. Visit the library's lending policy page for detailed information.

Loan Periods by user group and material type 

MATERIAL TYPE

STUDENT              

FACULTY/STAFF & EMERITUS               

COMMUNITY                     

Book

6 week

Semester

4 week

Print journal & newspaper

3 day

3 day

3 day

DVD, CD & other Audio material            

2 week

2 week

2 week

Reference material

3 day

3 day  NA

Reserve material

Determined by faculty:
hour, 1 day, 3 day, 1 week

Determined by faculty:
hour, 1 day, 3 day, 1 week
NA

OER textbook

Semester

Semester NA

VCSU Archive & Rare Books

By arrangement

By arrangement By arrangement

Course Material Reserves

The Library's Course Reserves Service allows instructors to set aside books, films, or sound recordings for class use. This service allows faculty to select a designated borrowing period that is different from a typical collection borrowing period. This allows all students in this class to have equal access to the material. Course reserves can be library owned material or instructor owned. 

Borrowing periods can be:
  • 3 hours (in library use)
  • 1 day
  • 3 day
  • 1 week

To submit a course reserve request visit this OneStop form