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Circulation Services and Policies

Borrowing materials from the KCKCC Library requires a library card. Please bring your card.

Who may obtain a library card?
  • Current KCKCC students, faculty, and staff should present their official ID.
  • Wyandotte county residents, over 18 years of age, should present proof of local address and a photo ID, such as a driver's license to obtain a community borrowers library card.
  • Courtesy Library Cards from participating institutions will be honored.
Where are books located?
  • Circulating books are all located on open shelving on the 2nd floor of the Library.
  • Reference books are located on the open shelving on the 1st floor of the Library.
  • Reference materials are located on closed shelving behind the Circulation Desk on the 1st floor of the Library. Library employees will retrieve these materials.
  • Bound periodicals are located on open shelving on the south side of the 2nd floor of the Library.
  • Books are arranged by the Library of Congress Classification (LC) system.
Where are audio-visual materials?
  • Music CDs are located in display cabinets on the 1st floor of the Library.
  • All other audio-visual materials must be requested at the Circulation Desk located on the 1st floor. Many of these items may ONLY be used in the Library.
What are the lending policies for various materials?
Books, Circulating
  • 180 day checkout for faculty & staff
  • 21 day checkout for all others
  • Requests for hold may be placed
  • 2 renewals permitted
  • Renewal allowed by phone or in person
Books, Reference
Non-circulating
Reserve Materials
  • 3 item checkout limit
  • Generally, Use in Library Only
Music CDs
  • 21 day checkout
  • 1 renewal permitted
  • Renewal allowed by phone or in person
Cataloged Video Tapes
  • 7 days to faculty on main campus
  • 14 days to Leavenworth faculty
  • Use in Library Only for students
Pace Video Tapes
Semester checkout for students
Audio cassettes
  • 7 day checkout
  • 1 renewal permitted
  • Renewal allowed by phone or in person
Computer Software, CD-ROMs
  • 21 days, if circulating
  • No renewals
Microforms
  • Non-circulating
  • Use in Library Only
  • Copier available at no cost
Periodicals
  • Non-circulating
  • 2 copiers available, 10 cents per copy
Fines, Fees, Limits
  • Overdue notices are sent at 4 days, 14 days, and 21 days. Final bills are sent at 30 days.
  • When outstanding fees accumulate to $50, students will have a hold put on his/her college student record in the Admissions Office. In the case of faculty and staff, their respective Dean or Director will be notified.
  • Fees for lost items is the purchase price plus $10 per item processing fee.
  • Overdue fines are:
    Books
    10 cents per day
    Music CDs
    10 cents per day
    Audio cassettes
    10 cents per day
    Pace Videos
    $1 per day per tape
    Calculators
    $5 per day, $200 charge for lost item
    Transcription Machines
    $5 per day, $200 charge for lost item

Collection Management Policies

Selection Policy

In keeping with the mission of Kansas City Kansas Community College, the Library recognizes its responsibility to serve as an instrument of the college's total instructional program and to serve as a community resource. The primary objective of the KCKCC Library is to support the approved programs of the college through the acquisition of materials appropriate to each field and level of instruction. Special effort will also be made to acquire academic works that are broader in scope than any particular discipline or field of interest defined in the curriculum.

Responsibility for Acquisition

While final decisions regarding acquisitions are made by the Library Director, the responsibility for the selection of library materials lies with the Librarians with the assistance of the entire college community. The Librarians assume responsibility for general overall collection development and for systematically reviewing current and retrospective bibliographies and making selections from them. The Librarians are also responsible for coordinating the collection as a whole, and for providing the faculty with bibliographic assistance. Faculty members, individually or through department representatives, are encouraged and expected to recommend purchases pertinent to their teaching fields. Requests may be submitted via this web site.

Selection Criteria

All recommendations are weighted against selection criteria that include:

  • the author's reputation and significance
  • the importance of the subject matter to the curricula and to the collection
  • the scarcity of materials on the subject
  • the timeliness or permanence of the materials
  • the anticipated use by students
  • appearance of the title in special bibliographies or indexes
  • authoritativeness
  • the reputation of the publisher
  • the price

Gifts

Gifts to the Library are encouraged. Gifts of materials or monetary donations will be accepted only if they meet the selection criteria and there are no restrictions attached to said donations. The Library must be free to decide the fate of all donations.

Weeding and Discarding

In order to insure the quality of the collection, the Library will periodically and systematically "weed" the collection. Obsolete materials, superseded editions, broken files or unindexed journals, superfluous duplicates, no longer meets curriculum needs, and worn-out or badly marked volumes will be withdrawn from the collection and will be discarded in accordance with defined procedures.

Phones

A pay phone is available in the Library's vestibule.

Cell Phone Use Policy

If you are bringing a cell phone into the Library, please make sure that the ringer is turned down or off.

If you need to place an out-going call from your cell phone while in the Library, please do so from the Library vestibule. If you receive a call on your cell phone and the call will last longer than 30 seconds, please walk to the vestibule to complete your call.

Because of the concrete composition of the building reception on cell phones may be poor.

Wireless Policy

KCKCC and the Library use WiFi standards IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g. These standards provide up to 54 megabits/second connection speed. Speed will vary by location and number of users.

You will need to use your own laptop or PDA, and it will need to have built-in WiFi or you will need to install a WiFi network card. The Library does not provide wireless cards, laptops, or PDAs.

Most WiFi equipment will be compatible. However, the Library makes no guarantees as to the compatibility of your equipment with the campus network.

Printers are not available to wireless users in the Library.

No special passwords are needed at this time to access the wireless network. Your KCKCC login and PIN are required for access to Library databases and other patron services.

The Library cannot be responsible for any changes you make to your computer's settings, nor will we help you configure your computer. If you need additional assistance, contact the manufacturers of your hardware or software.

WiFi users assume all risks and responsibilities to provide anti-virus protection and appropriate security settings on their laptop or PDA.

WiFi users should be certain that their laptops and other devices are secure at all times and should never be left unattended in the Library, even for brief periods of time. Theft of such devices should be reported to Campus Police immediately.

Misuse of internet access will result in loss of Library access and privileges. It is not acceptable to use Library internet services to:

  • degrade or disrupt equipment or system performance
  • vandalize the data of any other user
  • gain unauthorized access to resources or entities
  • invade the privacy of individuals
  • violate federal, state or local laws or regulations, including those regarding accessing, viewing, printing, and distributing obscenity, child pornography, and materials harmful to minors
  • engage in any activity that is deliberately offensive or creates an intimidating or hostile environment