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Circulation Policy
Borrowing
a) Borrowers are responsible for all materials borrowed under their names.
b) For borrowing purposes, users have to produce their student ID card or library card.
c) Materials taken out of the library must be properly charged out.
d) Loan eligibility/number of loans for each registered member is determined by his/her membership category. Refer Membership and Library Privileges
e) Lost/damaged materials should be reported immediately to the librarian.
f) Students who withdrawn, discontinues or have completed courses at FCUC must return all borrowed materials to the library. Failure to clear any fines or return materials borrowed from the library on completion will has transcript held back. Finance division will deduct the amount from student’s deposit.
g) FCUC staff who resign or on a long leave (more than 3 month) are requested to return all materials borrowed from the library.
Borrowing privileges for the various categories of user are as follows: -
DESCRIPTION | Open Collection | Red Spot Collection | Green Spot Collection | Special Collection | Retricted Collection | Audio Visual Collection | Periodicals | |||||||
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No. | Period | No. | Period | No. | Period | No. | Period | No. | Period | No. | Period | No. | Period | |
Undergraduate (Foundation-Diploma-Bachelor Degree) |
5 | 2 weeks | 1 | 2 hours/ overnight | - | - | 2 | 2 hours | 1 | 2 hours | 1 | 4 hours | - | - |
Posgraduates (Master) |
7 | 2 weeks | 1 | 2 hours/ overnight | - | - | 2 | 2 hours | 1 | 2 hours | 1 | 4 hours | - | - |
Staff | 3 | 2 weeks | 2 | 3 days | 2 | 2 days | 2 | 2 hours | 1 | 2 hours | 2 | 1 weeks | 2 | 3 days |
Full-time Lecturer | 8 | 2 months | 4 | 3 days | 2 | 2 weeks | 2 | 2 hours | 1 | 2 hours | 4 | 1 weeks | 2 | 3 days |
Part-time Lecturer | 4 | 2 months | 4 | 3 days | 2 | 2 weeks | 2 | 2 hours | 1 | 2 hours | 2 | 1 weeks | 2 | 3 days |
Returning
a) Borrowed materials must be returned on or before the due date. Fines will be imposed for all overdue materials.
b) For lost material, the fine will be imposed, calculated from the date the material should have been returned until the date it was reported lost.
c) Reminder will be sent to the user two (2) days before the due date of the book(s). **Note: Date of implementation August 2018
d) First notice will be sent to the user three days after the due date of a book. Second notice will follow ten days after the first notice. The third notice/notice of suspension will be sent twelve days after the second notice.
Renewal
a) Users are encouraged to renew item(s) via Library Portal for a maximum of 2 times. Library KOHA: libkoha.firstcity.edu.my
b) Renewal can be made via phone call, email or walk in to the library counter by giving full name, student/staff ID number and book barcode number.
c) Renewal should be made 2 days before the due date and the borrowed materials are not reserved by other users.
Borrowing privileges for the various categories of user are as follows: -
How to renew? Please click here