This section describes the policies and procedures affecting faculty use of the Lawrence V. Johnson Library. It covers procedures for checking out books, using the libraries of other schools of the Atlanta Regional Consortium of Higher Education (ARCHE) and the University System of Georgia, reserving materials for student use, requesting purchases and requesting library instruction.

Identification
To receive library services, all faculty must have a Southern Polytechnic ID card. ID cards may be obtained from University Police. If library services are needed before an ID card is available, faculty should present a letter of introduction from their department head.

Circulation
Regularly circulating materials are checked out to faculty for the current semester, with return or renewal requested at the end of each semester. All materials must be returned after three renewals. Reference materials and current periodicals do not circulate. Faculty may borrow older issues of periodicals for a brief negotiable period. Lost library material should be reported immediately. Faculty are expected to pay for any library material they lose or damage. Charges include current replacement cost and a $5.00 service charge per item.

Deans and department heads provide faculty with Vendamat cards for making photocopies in the library.

Interlibrary Loan
Books may be borrowed and photocopies obtained from other libraries upon completion of the appropriate interlibrary loan request forms, available at the Reference Desk. Faculty requesting interlibrary loan service must indicate on the form whether they are willing to pay any service and/or photocopy charges placed on materials by the supplying institution. The Lawrence V. Johnson Library does not assume these charges. The Interlibrary Loan librarian reserves the right to limit interlibrary loan requests to five per person at any time.

Interlibrary Use
Through agreements with the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education and the University System, Southern Polytechnic faculty may borrow materials from other libraries in the Atlanta-Athens area. To obtain interlibrary privileges, apply at the Reference Desk.

Reserve Materials
Materials may be placed on reserve by completing a Reserve Request Form available at the Circulation Desk. If the library does not have the materials requested, the faculty member may place his or her own copy on reserve. Material may not be borrowed from other libraries to be placed on reserve, either via Interlibrary Loan or Interlibrary Use.

Material on reserve may be placed on "Room Use Only," "Overnight," or "Three-day" reserve. Material should be placed on reserve before making an assignment requiring its use by students. All material is removed from the reserve shelves at the end of every semester unless the library receives notification from the faculty member that the materials are to remain on reserve for another semester.

Requests for Purchase of Material for the Library Collection
All suggestions and requests for purchase of materials for the library collection should be submitted through the departmental Library Committee member.

Library Instruction
Instruction in the use of the library and its resources is provided by Reference Librarians and is geared toward students' library research as required in specific courses. Students normally receive library instruction in conjunction with their English Composition I and II classes. However, library instruction is available on request of the instructor and is recommended for all classes involving any library research projects. Faculty wanting to schedule instruction sessions for their classes should make arrangements with the Head of Reference. Individual or departmental faculty library orientation is also available on request to acquaint faculty with library services and policies.