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 NSU Shark Cards, while the other four machines only take the NSU Shark Card. The price per copy is 10 cents.

Use the vending machine to reload value onto the NSU Shark Card.

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 STUDY ROOM USAGE POLICIES

KEYS DO NOT LEAVE THE LIBRARY

Library staff will NOT hold keys for you while you leave the library.

1. Study rooms may be used only by patrons with valid Shark ID (NSU ID).

2. HPD students have first priority on the rooms. Non-HPD students may be asked to give up rooms if needed by HPD students. During exam periods, only HPD students will be allowed to check out rooms.

3. The person who checks out the room is responsible for the condition of the room. Immediately upon entering the room, the user must inspect the room and report any previous damage, graffiti, etc. to the circulation desk personnel.

4. The group study room checkout period is limited to THREE HOURS. If nobody is waiting to use the room at the end of the three hours, the room may be renewed (must be ten minutes or less before the original time due.) At the end of three hours, users may be asked to vacate the room if others are waiting for a room.

5. Any single user or group of users who leave a room unoccupied for longer than 15 minutes may lose the use of the room if another user is waiting for a study room. Library staff will store belongings temporarily. This rule is especially necessary during exam periods and other times of heavy use.

6. Keys to the group study rooms must be returned 15 minutes prior to closing times. Failure to return keys will result in suspension of library privileges.

7. Food is prohibited in the study rooms.

8. Windows on group study room doors must remain uncovered.

9. A $50.00 fee will be charged for lost keys.

10. Users must leave the room in good condition, with trash put into the proper container, white boards erased and lights off. Keys must be returned to the circulation desk. HPD is not responsible for lost or stolen items that are left in study rooms. Items left behind will be turned over to Public Safety.

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.CD-ROM titles may be checked out of the library for seven (7) days. 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.