Digital Recording in the IRC
Digital recording in the IRC requires permission from an IRC Team member.
IRC as Quiet Zone
The main area of the IRC is a Quiet Zone. There is a collaboration space in the Mac and Digital Media Lab.
Check-out Policy & Loan Periods
Students, staff, and faculty with a valid IMSA ID may check out IRC materials as follows:
- STUDENTS: 4 weeks for most books from the main IRC collection; overdue notices are e-mailed
- FACULTY/STAFF: 16 weeks for most books from the main IRC collection; overdue notices are e-mailed
- STUDENTS, FACULTY/STAFF:
- Some high-use books have a 2-week loan period
- Magazines and journals: 2 weeks DVDs,
- Videos and CDs: 1 week
- Reference materials: direct requests for short-term loans to IRC Staff
- Reserve materials are usually for library use only
Most items may be renewed if there are no outstanding requests. Items that are not yet overdue can be renewed online in the library catalog. See “Create an IRC Catalog Account” below. Students, faculty/staff are responsible for all materials checked out on their IDs. After 3 overdue reminders, borrowers will be notified that their privileges have been suspended until the item is returned or payment is received.
Interlibrary Loan
The IRC provides Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services for materials we don’t have access to through our collections. No fee is charged; however, lost materials are subject to the lending library’s fees. All books borrowed through Interlibrary Loan must be returned to the IRC in order to ensure they are returned to the correct lending library.
- Books and journal articles are available through Interlibrary Loan.
- Books from other I-Share libraries have a 28-day loan period for students, staff, and faculty, with the option to renew.
- The IRC complies with the State of Illinois Interlibrary Loan Code and the I-Share Interlibrary Loan Code.
- There is no charge for photocopied journal articles, but copyright law prohibits the library from requesting more than 5 articles per journal per year.
- If you have any questions regarding Interlibrary Loan, a copy of the policy is available at the Circulation Desk upon request.
Home Library Return
Materials checked out from any library in the state of Illinois may be returned to the lending library by the IRC. See Angela Richardson. The IRC is not responsible for overdue charges accrued during transit.
Reserve Materials
Open Reserves are located on the large wooden table in the center of the library. They consist mainly of books from the IRC main and Reference collections and are placed on Reserve for specific classes and assignments. Typically, they are for in-library use only; photocopies of selected pages may be made.
Closed Reserves should be requested at the Check-Out desk. They consist of books, videos, CDs, DVDs, photocopied articles, etc., reserved by faculty. They are listed under the teacher’s name and may be checked out for in-library use.