Loans, checking out & renewing materials

Borrowing conditions:

Faculty, instructors and staff members can check out up to 20 documents, plus 3 DVDs at a time.

Items can be checked out as follows:

• 1 month for the books.

Exceptions:

o Items with a green etiquette, wine books, as well as library copies of textbooks can only be checked out for 3 days.

o Items with a red sticker on the spine, as well as dissertations and past projects cannot be checked out at any time.

• 5 days for DVDs, academic journals and magazines.

• 2 renewals are allowed, unless the item has been reserved by another user.

After that the library item(s) must be brought back to the library and stay at least for one day.

Exceptionally if you need to keep an item longer, please inform the librarian.

• 3 reservations at a time.

Lost and damaged items:

• Lost books, DVDs, and CDs:
Please inform the librarians as soon as possible. They will provide you with the price of the lost item(s) with a supplement of CHF 50.- for administration costs, which will need to be paid cash in the library (in Glion) or at the reception (in Bulle). If not, the library will have to inform the line manager and the amount of the lost item(s) with a supplement of CHF 50.- will be deducted from the staff’s salary.

• Lost magazines/journals:
Please inform the librarians as soon as possible. The lost issue’s price be charged for a replacement purchase with a supplement of 10% of the cost of the issue.

• Damaged items (e.g. highlighted book, scratched DVD):
They will be charged for a replacement purchase with a supplement of CHF 50.- for administration costs.

Download the Library Rules for Faculty, Instructors and Staff here.