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About the Library

Policies

For a list of borrowing policies, including loan periods, please see the Borrowing Policies.

User Conduct:

The library strives to provide an inclusive environment—a place where community members of all backgrounds feel comfortable working, reading, and learning. To ensure this, all library users are expected to interact responsibly with library staff, other users, collections, and facilities. Please respect others in the library, and refrain from any behavior that disrupts learning. Learning activities include collaboration, consultation, research, and study.

Food, Beverages & Tobacco

Please help us keep the library clean and orderly by following these simple guidelines:

  • Snacks may be eaten. We consider snacks to be chips, pretzels, cookies and similar foods. Pizza, tacos, salads, fruit, and sandwiches are NOT snack foods.
  • Foods other than snacks must be eaten in the Breaking Point or outside the library.
  • Food delivery to the library is prohibited. Library special events must be coordinated through the Assistant to the Director of Libraries, Peggy Rector.
  • Only NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES are permitted in the library.
  • Please use sturdy, spill-proof beverage containers with covers to minimize damage to library materials and facilities.
In accordance with university policy, the use of any form of tobacco is prohibited in all areas of the library.

Disruptive Behavior

The library prohibits any kind of disruptive behavior on its premises, including the following:

  • Threatening, intimidating, or abusive language or behavior
  • Any form of harassment, including sexual harassment
  • Excessive noise
  • Fighting or other violent behavior
  • Bringing any weapons, toy or real, into the building
  • Overt sexual behavior
  • Failure to leave the library at closing time
  • Using skateboards or skates
  • Bringing bedding into the building

Mobile Phones

  • Please set ring tone to silent or vibrate and be considerate of others.
  • Do not use cell phones in designated Quiet Study Areas.

Criminal Behavior

The library will notify law enforcement authorities concerning criminal behavior in the building. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to:

  • Graffiti and other acts of vandalism
  • Theft of library materials or equipment
  • Assault, including verbal threats
  • Exhibitionism
  • Deliberate damage to library materials or equipment

For more information, please see the Ohio Revised Code at http://codes.ohio.gov/orc and the Granville Village Charter and Code at http://www.granville.oh.us/page.cfm?ID=87.

Animals

With the exception of assistance animals, animals are not permitted in the library.

Personal Property

The library does not take responsibility for theft of personal property in the library. It is up to users to safeguard their property.

Unattended Children

Children may not be left unattended in the library. For their own safety, children should be accompanied at all times by a parent or other adult. Parents are entirely responsible for children’s use of library materials, including access to online resources. The library provides complete, non-filtered access to the Internet for learning and research purposes.

If unattended children are found in the building, library staff will take appropriate action, which may include contacting parents, campus security, and/or juvenile authorities.

Paging Library Users

Users will be paged only in the case of emergency.

Gifts to the Library:

All gifts to the Library must be accompanied with the Denison Libraries Gift Receipt [pdf].

The library accepts unrestricted donations of library materials for review. Items are accepted with the understanding that they will be handled in the best interest of the institution. Decisions to add gift materials to the collections or to discard them are made on the basis of the library's collection policy, which is designed to support the University's academic programs. Once given to the library, donations cannot be returned to the donor.

Potential donors should provide in advance a list of materials being offered so that their value to the collection may be reviewed.

Gifts of rare books, manuscripts and other special items will be referred to the Special Collections Librarian. All others will be handled at the discretion of the Collection Development Librarian. Expenses incurred as part of the gift process, such as shipping, postage, and photocopying are normally absorbed by the donor.

Although the library acknowledges the receipt of gifts, by law it cannot provide assessments of their monetary value.

Technology & Information Resources Use:

Technological and information resources in Doane Library are provided to support the educational and curriculum-related research needs of the Denison University community. The library also provides public access to federal and state government information online or locally available in accordance with the Government Information Guidelines and Policies of the Five Colleges of Ohio.

Doane Library's technology and information resources (including public access computers and related equipment) are available for scholarly research and educational purposes. They are provided primarily for the use of the students, faculty, and staff of Denison University. Local community users and OhioLINK affiliates may also use these resources for scholarly research and educational purposes.

At busy times, preference will be given to those affiliated with Denison University. Library users must comply with Denison University's Information Resources Advisory Board's Acceptable Use Policy [pdf].

The following policies apply to all users of public access technology in Doane Library:

Approved: February 27th, 2006