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- Requesting New Items
Contact Information
Media Services is located on the Lower Level of the Downtown Campus Library.
Phone: (304) 293-0354
E-mail: Media@mail.wvu.edu
Hours
| Semester: | Fall and Spring | Summer |
| Sunday | 1pm-11pm | 6pm-10pm |
| Monday-Thursday | 8am-midnight | 8am-9pm |
| Friday | 8am-8pm | 8am-5pm |
| Saturday | 9am-6pm | 9am-5pm |
Collection Development Policies
What criteria are used when materials are selected for the media collection?
Non print materials are normally purchased to directly support classroom instruction at West Virginia University. Consequently, strong consideration is given to all course-related purchase requests. While individual faculty and graduate student requests for personal research materials are important, priority is given to those requests with broad multi-disciplinary use.
Moreover, requests for new materials are evaluated as to how they will balance and enhance the collection’s already existing subject categories/disciplines. Due to budgetary constraints, recognized classics of cinema are purchased rather than contemporary popular films. Furthermore, materials that promote an understanding and appreciation of foreign cultures are also favored for purchase.
To avoid collection duplication, Health Sciences and Law related materials are not generally purchased for the Downtown Campus Library Media Services Collection. In addition, musical sound recordings (with the exception of the spoken arts: drama, literature, etc.), are not actively collected. Music collections exist in the Evansdale Library and the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. Finally, whenever possible, new materials will be acquired in either DVD or legal streaming video format.
All Media Services gifts and donations are evaluated with the previously mentioned collection development policies in mind.
Lending Policies
Media
WVU faculty, staff and students may borrow media, including DVDs, videos, 16mm films, slides, audiocassettes, laser discs, and CD-ROMs, by presenting a valid Mountaineer Card. While media may be viewed in the library, DVDs and videos are not restricted to in-library use only. Non-WVU patrons must have a valid driver's license for room use.
Loan Period/Borrowing Limits
All media is checked out for five days.
Patrons can borrow up to five items total. Five parts of a series cataloged under the same title count as five individual titles. Limits are the same for all media formats.
Media titles may be renewed once by phone. We are unable to accept online or email renewal requests.
Overdue Fines
Fines for overdue media are one dollar per day late per item. All items must be returned to the Media Services circulation desk. We are not responsible for fines incurred because materials were returned to a different library location.
Multimedia Equipment
WVU faculty, staff and students may borrow multimedia equipment by presenting a valid Mountaineer Card.
Loan Period/Borrowing Limits
Multimedia equipment is checked out for one week.
Overdue Fines
Fines for multimedia equipment are $5.00 per day per each piece of equipment. All items must be returned to the Media Services circulation desk.
Classroom Teaching Equipment
WVU faculty, teaching assistants, and approved staff members are allowed to checkout classroom teaching equipment from Media Services. Students must obtain faculty permission/approval in the form of a signed letter on departmental letterhead in order to borrow equipment. Classroom teaching equipment is only to be used for instructional, classroom, and course-related purposes. It is not to be used for recreational or club-related activities.
Loan Period/Borrowing Limits
Classroom teaching equipment is available for a one day loan only. Classroom teaching equipment checked out on Friday will be due the following Monday.
Overdue Fines
Fines for classroom teaching equipment are $5.00 per day per each piece of equipment. All items must be returned to the Media Services circulation desk.
Graphing Calculators and Headphones
WVU faculty, staff and students may borrow graphing calculators and headphones by presenting a valid Mountaineer Card.
Loan Period/Borrowing Limits
Graphing calculators and headphones may be checked out for four hours.
Overdue Fines
Fines for graphing calculators and headphones are two cents per minute.
Renewals
Media titles may be renewed once by phone. We are unable to accept online or email renewal requests for media titles.
Equipment is not eligible for renewal.
Fines
| Fine | Maximum Fine | |
|---|---|---|
Media (DVDs, videos, etc.) |
$1 per day |
$20 |
Classroom Equipment |
$5 per day |
$100 |
Multimedia Equipment |
$5 per day |
$100 |
Graphing Calculators |
$.02 per minute |
$20 |
Multimedia Workstations Use Policy
- The multimedia workstations are to be used by WVU faculty, staff, and students for academic-related multimedia projects. If workstations are not currently being used for academic-related multimedia projects, a staff member may log patrons in to use the workstations for non-academic or non-multimedia activities. However, staff may ask patrons who are not using the workstations for academic-related multimedia projects to give up their station to a patron needing the workstation for that purpose.
- Priority is given to patrons needing to use software or hardware available at a specific workstation and patrons working collaboratively.
- In order to use a multimedia workstation, a faculty member, staff member, or student must fill out a form indicating his or her name, address, contact information, academic information and project or assignment information.
- After filling out this form, a Media Services staff person or student worker will log into the computer for the patron.
- Patrons must save any user-generated material to a flash drive or other storage device. Material saved to the multimedia workstation will be deleted after the patron logs out.
- Please see also the West Virginia University Libraries’ Electronic Information Policy for Library Users and West Virginia University’s Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources Policy.
Requesting New Items
Any West Virginia University faculty member, graduate or undergraduate student can request/recommend non print materials for inclusion in the Media Services Collection. All requests are considered in light of funding and Media Services Collection Development Policies.
Requests can be made to Charles Burkart by e-mail at cburkart@wvu.edu, by phone at 293-0330, or by using the Suggest a Purchase form.