Circulation Policies

Borrowers

Students currently enrolled in WKCTC classes in Paducah, students enrolled in institutions who belong to Federation of Kentucky Academic Libraries (FoKAL), PJC Board Members, WKCTC Board of Directors, WKCTC employees, and retired faculty and staff will be issued a free library card and have full circulation privileges upon showing proof or identification. Community patrons who present proof that they live or work in McCracken County, or they are Work and Learn (WAL), Ready to Work (RTW), or Adult Education (Adult Ed) students may also obtain a free library card.  

Library Cards

To receive a library card, faculty, staff, and students can get a campus ID card made at the Business Office in Room 127 at Anderson Technical Building.  Your ID card functions as your library card.

If you do not have time to get your ID card made, present a picture identification at the Circulation Desk and the library staff will make you a library card.

Other patrons as listed above may present a photo ID to obtain a library card.

A library card (for students, a campus identification card) is necessary to check out materials.

Loan Periods

Student Loan Periods

Limit of 10 ITEMS 

•  Books (unless Reference or Special Collections) - loan for 21 days with   renewal period of 2 weeks (2 maximum renewals) 
•  Reserves - Loan periods vary
•  Audiobooks on CD - 21 days
•  DVDs- 5 days (unless Program Materials collection)                                    

 

Faculty Loan Periods

Faculty/staff can check out an unlimited number of items.

• Books (unless Reference or Special Collections) - due the last day of finals each semester
• Audiobooks on CD - due last day of finals each semester
• Program Materials - due last day of finals each semester
• Reserves - Loan periods vary
• DVDs - 5 days (unless Program Materials collection)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Holds 

 

If you need an item that is checked out, you may put a hold on that item.  Make a printout of the screen and take it to the Circulation Desk and present along with your library card.  A notice will be sent when materials are available.  If not picked up within seven days, the hold will be cancelled.

Renewals

Items may be renewed by any of the following methods:

• In person: Bring your library card.
• By phone: Call 270-534-3197. Have your student ID or library card number ready.
• Online: Sign in to Primo. In the top right-hand corner of the screen, click your name, then "My Library Card'' to see your current loans and an option to renew your materials.

Faculty who would like to keep library materials for the next semester should call Anita Weathers at 270-534-3189 or email her at anitag.weathers@kctcs.edu
Items on hold for another patron cannot be renewed.

Returns

Library materials can be returned to the library Circulation Desk or to one of the book drops in Allied Health or Anderson Technical Building lobbies.  Equipment should be returned to the Circulation Desk in the library.

Overdue Materials 

Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy.  It is the responsibility of the patron to return materials in a timely manner or to renew those materials, keeping the status of loaned materials up to date.  Students not returning materials by the end of the semester will be billed for those materials and a PeopleSoft hold will be added to their account which will not allow them to register or receive or send transcripts until their library obligations have been satisfactorily met.

Reserves 

Faculty or staff may place materials on reserve for the use of their students or for other academic purposes. Materials to be placed on reserve should be given to the User Services staff specifying employee’s name, class or academic information, and checkout period. All reserve materials should be left at the library 24 hours prior to the date needed. Instructors placing materials on reserve are responsible for compliance with copyright laws. For guidelines regarding copyright compliance, see http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright.

Room Usage 

Faculty and staff can reserve the Library Lab, the Conference Room, and the Reading Room for campus-related functions. A request to use the Conference Room or the Reading Room can be made through AdASTRA. Instructions for AdASTRA and a link to make a request through AdASTRA are located under the Faculty/Staff tab on Intranet at https://kctcs.aaiscloud.com/West/Default.aspx Requests to use the Matheson Library Lab should be made to the User Services Librarian, Carol Driver, at 270-534-3170 or by e-mail at carol.driver@kctcs.edu.  Lab reservations are listed on the Orientation Calendar at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c7blqpa2lcbgsv66igftbk9jnk@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago+.