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Library Services
Circulation Service | Interlibrary Loans Service | Reference Service
Circulation Service
Contact Information:
Borrowing Policies:
Books: Students and faculty may check out an unlimited number of books. The loan period is six weeks.
Audiotapes and Videotapes: Students may check out an unlimited amount of tapes. The loan period for audio- and videotapes is six weeks.
Journals and Reference Books: Journals and reference books, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries, cannot be checked out. Journal articles, book chapters, and other non-circulating items may be photocopied by students (there is one photocopier in the Library) as long as the U.S. Copyright Law is followed. Information regarding the Copyright Law can be found in the student work areas of the Lambert and Ladera Libraries. Library staff will photocopy items for students on request for 20¢/page.
Renewal Policies:
Students wishing to keep items beyond the loan period must contact the Library to ask that their books be renewed. Items reserved by other students cannot be renewed and must be returned to the Library by their due date. Renewal requests may be made in person, by mail, phone, FAX, or e-mail. Overdue items cannot be renewed.
Reserve Requests and Holds:
Students may “reserve” items that are already checked out by completing a Reserve Request Form at the circulation desk. Staff will notify students with reserve requests when items are returned, and either hold them at the Library for the students, or mail them. A reserve request, or “hold,” remains in effect for five weeks.
Delivery Service:
The Library will deliver Library items to students via UPS or through the mail (US Mail Priority Service) and expedited service such as FedEx upon request. The charge for the first item delivered is $5.50 and each additional item is 50¢. Papers, articles, etc (small items) are delivered at a reduced rate of $1. The additional cost of expedited service, if requested, will be added to these fees. If articles or book chapters must be photocopied by Library staff, an additional charge of 20¢ per page is assessed. For items not held by the Library, please see Interlibrary Lending and Commercial Document Delivery Companies below.
Overdue Fines and Lost Books:
Overdue books accrue fines of 50¢/day per item and $1/per day per audiotape, videotape, thesis, dissertation, or items from the Library’s interlibrary loan service (see below). If and when the Library must replace items, students will be charged the replacement cost plus a $20 processing charge per item.
Interlibrary Loans:
Contact Information:
Erin Barta, Interlibrary Loan Librarian
Voice: (805) 969-3626 ext.143
Fax: (805) 969-1686
E-mail: ill@pacifica.edu
If students need items not held by the Pacifica Library, they may request that the Library borrow the items from another library. This is called “Interlibrary Lending” or just “ILL.” An Ill Request Form must be completed or an e-mail sent to the Library to request an ILL. ILL requests for items already owned by the Pacifica Library will NOT be processed, please consult the library catalog, or the library's journal holdings prior to submitting an ILL request. Students will be contacted when the items arrive. It is difficult to predict when items will arrive, since the Library depends on the speed of the lender to process requests, the mail delivery service, etc. To cover the fees of the lending libraries, $3.50 plus shipping is charged per item for this service. ILL items cannot be renewed. Overdue ILL items are charged a $1/day fee and items not returned after one month are assessed a replacement charge plus a $20 processing fee.
Commercial Document Delivery Companies:
The following offer document delivery service via mail, Fax, or e-mail. Prices range from $12-35 per document.
APA's List of Full-text Document Delivery Services
http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/about/fulltext.html
Reference Service
Contact Information:
Reference Librarian: Mark Kelly
Voice: (805) 969-3626 ext.144
Fax: (805) 969-1686
E-mail: reference@pacifica.edu
Reference Assistance
Reference staff are available when students are on campus as well as by phone, Fax, or e-mail. Staff includes Mark Kelly (Head) and Richard Buchen. Replies to reference questions sent by mail, Fax, e-mail, or left on voicemail are usually provided within 24 hours. Appointments may be made for private consultations and tutorials with the reference staff any time.
Instruction
First year Pacifica students are usually provided a Library tour and orientation during their first session. Optional and required Library classes are provided to students and faculty throughout the academic year as part of the academic curriculum in every program. Faculty may request collaboration with Library staff in offering classes any time. The following are titles of classes offered. The Library staff are happy to develop training workshops on topics requested by faculty or students.
Training Classes:
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