These items may be renewed twice.
Text Message Overdue Notification: You can receive library overdue notices as text messages (SMS) on your phone. These brief messages will not include all details like titles or due dates, but will give you the Library’s phone number to renew your items. The Library does not charge a fee for this service, but text message charges from your cell phone carrier may apply. To sign up for text message overdue notices, ask at the Circulation Desk. Patrons can opt-out of text message overdue notices at any time by notifying the CSI Library by email at abeard2@csi.edu calling 208-732-6500.
When items become overdue by seven days, a first overdue notice will be sent to the patron, with a second notice following seven days later. After another week, a final notice will be sent. At the time the item is one month overdue, a bill for replacement charges will be sent to the patron. If the item is still not returned, a letter of intent (via certified mail) will be sent to the patron informing them that their account (with a $10 excessive late fee per item) will be turned over to a collection agency if the item is not returned by a specified date (usually two weeks). After the deadline has passed, the account will be turned over to a collection agency.
Any students who do not return items at the end of the semester will have a hold placed on their student records by the library.
Books - Holds may be placed on books that are currently not available. Books may not be renewed if a hold has been placed on it. Holds can be placed in person, over the phone or via e-mail. Holds placed via e-mail should be sent to Miranda Buren Metadata Cataloger/Interlibrary Loan Officer MmBuren@csi.edu
and should include the following information:
DVDs / Reserve - Holds may be placed on DVDs or items in the Reserve Collection by faculty or staff of the college, or a student when needed for a class presentation.
CSI Library Staff may give a CSI guest (who is at least eighteen years of age) temporary access to the Internet and Microsoft Office from one of the five visitor workstations in the library. Specific procedures are used to keep precise records of when guests use a guest workstation.
Faculty and staff may place personal, departmental, or library items in the Reserve Collection. Information that must accompany items when being placed on Reserve includes:
Checkout of Reserve items is restricted to faculty, staff, and students.
CSI students, faculty and staff have access to free printing and scanning. Visitors are able to use CSI computers and scanners.
Visitors and community members may use the computer to print in black and white for $0.20 per page and in color for $1.00 per page.
There are two coin/copy card operated photocopy machines in the library and these machines are available during library hours. The cost for copies is $0.10 per copy for black and white, and $0.20 per copy for color. The machines accept cash only.