Borrowing Privileges and Loan Periods for Media Materials
Materials Not on Reserve
Materials not put on Reserve by faculty for coursework may be checked out using the following criteria:

Type of Material Check-out
Audio Materials
  • 14 days for faculty and staff
  • 7 days for students

Video Materials
(VHS tapes and DVDs). Byron Bryant Classic Cinema collection. Call number starts with a "BB", for example
VHS BB027
  • 14 days for faculty
  • 7 days for students and staff, with one possible renewal.
Instructional programs
(VHS tapes and DVDs). Call number starts with an "S", for example
VHS S272
  • 14 days for faculty
  • 7 days for students and staff, with one possible renewal.

35mm slides Limited to Faculty and subject to special request. Please contact the Head of Access Services for further details and access to this collection.

 Faculty Course Reserves
High demand or required viewing/listening media material may be placed on Reserve by faculty for their courses each semester. To place media items on Reserve, fill out a Reserve List Form and return it to the Library Circulation Desk. Videos on Reserve must be viewed by students in the Library.

Audio Reserves, unless otherwise specified, may be used in or out of the Library.

Use of the Video Reserve material outside of the Library is limited either to the faculty member(s) who placed the material on Reserve, or by special arrangement with the Reserves Manager.

Please read Course Reserve Guidelines and visit the Course Reserves homepage for additional information.

Borrowing Policies
The Library is responsible for the management of several collections of nonprint materials. These collections include video programs (VHS tapes and DVDs), audio programs (Audio cassettes and CDs), and a collection of 35mm slides.

These collections are managed under specific rules as "Instructional Materials" rather than typical library materials, and are maintained and circulated primarily for use by current faculty, staff and students of Saint Mary's College.

Persons with Alumni and Community cards cannot borrow Media materials. Requests for any "exception" to this exclusion may be made to the Head of Access Services.