Health Professions Division Library

USAGE POLICIES

Smoking/Food:
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the HPD Library.

Food is not permitted in the library. Any food may be confiscated by library staff members or Public Safety personnel. Those wishing to smoke or eat may do so in designated outside areas.

Photocopies:
In the HPD Library copy room are seven photocopiers, including a copier for the physically challenged. Three copiers accept both cash and Smart Cards, while the other four machines only take the Smart Card. The price per copy is 10 cents. NSU ID's are Smart Cards.

Guests may purchase a Smart Card from the vending machine in the copy room. A $1.00 bill must be inserted into the vending machine to obtain this Smart Card. It will already have the value of a dollar on it.

Use the vending machine to reload value onto both NSU ID and guest Smart Cards. The card should be kept for all future copies made at any of the NSU's libraries.

Contact the NSU Card Office at (954) 262-8929 if there are problems with the functionality of the card or vending machine. If you have difficulty with the copy machine itself, seek assistance at the library's circulation desk.

If you find someone else's card, please bring it to the Library's Circulation Desk or to the HPD Card Office in the Terry Building, Room 1134.

Quiet:
Patrons are expected to observe reasonable levels of quiet near the circulation desk and Reference collection. Patrons are expected to observe silence in the study areas of the Library (including the study carrels and the study room halls).

Library staff reserve the right to request that patrons temporarily leave the library if they wish to conduct loud conversation.

Phones:
The use of portable phones in the library is prohibited. Telephone conversations must take place outside the library, either in the hallways of the complex or outside the buildings. Also, it is necessary to place all wireless objects on silent/vibrate mode when inside the library. Public telephones are available for use, located outside the library entrance.

Study Rooms:
The HPD Library has twenty-two Group Study Rooms available to staff and students, while the Study Center has twenty-six additional rooms available.

HPD Students, Staff, and Faculty have priority regarding use of Group Study Rooms. Library staff reserves the right to request that non-HPD NSU patrons vacate a room for HPD use.
The following is the order of precedence concerning Group Study Room usage:
1. First priority is for HPD community members desiring to view HPD Library audiovisual materials, such as slides or videos.
2. Second priority will be given to HPD students, in groups of 2 or more.
3. If neither of the above conditions exist, then single HPD students may use available rooms.
If a room is vacant for more than 10 minutes, Library staff reserves the right to give the room to another group. Any book bags or personal possessions remaining in the Group Study Rooms will be removed by staff and temporarily stored at the front Circulation Desk.
Food in the Group Study Rooms id prohibited.
While rooms are designed for group study, reasonable noise levels should be maintained.
The HPD Library is not responsible for lost or stolen items that are left in unmonitored Group Study Rooms.

Belongings:
NSU is not liable for personal property damaged or stolen on university premises. The HPD Library has a lost and found located behind the Circulation Desk.

Library Materials:
Members of the NSU/HPD community found defacing or vandalizing university property will be promptly reported to the Dean of the College and Campus Security. Reserve and Reference materials are for use in the Library ONLY, and any person found removing these materials will be reported to the Dean of the College. The HPD Library reserves the right to report any outstanding billed items to the Registrar's Office. Failure to pay for lost items or to return overdue materials may result in the blocking of registration, grades, and receipt of the student's degree.

Computer Use:
All members of the NSU community and general public are required to adhere to Nova Southeastern University's Computer Usage Policy. Any library user found using the Library's computer in an inappropriate manner will be asked to stop their session and may be reported to Campus Security. If a member of the NSU community is found downloading illegal software, altering computer settings, or viewing inappropriate World Wide Web material, that individual will be reported to the Dean of the College. Some CD-ROM titles may be checked out of the library for 48 hours; other CD-ROM titles may be used only on the library's computers or in the computer lab directly connected to the library. The operation of personal CD-ROMs is prohibited.

Reserves:
Students must have valid NSU/HPD identification in order to borrow materials from the Reserve section. Borrowers should fill out a call slip and present it to the circulation person on duty, who will retrieve the item. Members of the general public must present a valid driver's license in order to borrow materials from the Reserve section.

Identification:
All Health Professions Division students, staff, and faculty must possess a valid NSU/HPD identification badge in order to borrow Circulating and Reserve materials.

Lost or stolen identification badges should be reported immediately to the library.