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Policies: General Policies

General Policies

This page offers you the Owen Hall Library & Learning Resource Center's General Policies which include the following:

The CVCC Library

Hours of Operation
Monday

8:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday

8:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday

8:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday

8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED
Holidays CLOSED

Check the NEWS AND MESSAGES section on the Home Tab of the library's online catalog for changes or additional closures or check the library's online calendar listed on our online catalog or our Owen Hall guide.

Children in the Library

In order to ensure the safety and welfare of children and to maintain a suitable environment for all of our library users, the following policy is established in regard to children in the library.

Children age 15 years old and younger shall not be allowed in the library unless accompanied by an adult (age 18 or older) who is conducting business in the facility. The accompanying adult is responsible for appropriate supervision of such children.

Appropriate supervision is necessary to maintain a safe environment and an atmosphere conducive to academic use. The responsible adult is expected to ensure that children follow all policies and rules established by the College.

Library staff cannot assist in supervising the actions of children in the library. However, library staff will inform the responsible adult of applicable policy regarding library use and of their responsibilities when violations of policy occur. Campus Security will be called if informed users fail to take appropriate actions.

If underage children are present without an accompanying adult, library staff will contact Campus Security to locate the responsible adult and escort children to a safe location.

Library Cell Phone Policy

The library is committed to providing an environment conducive to study and research. Therefore, we ask cell phone users to respect others by observing the following guidelines for cell phone usage in the library:

  • Upon entering the library, cell phones should be turned off or the ringers set to “silent” or “vibrating” mode.
  • Cell phone conversations are prohibited in the library. Anyone receiving a call should immediately put the caller on hold and move outside before continuing the conversation.

The library staff members reserve the right to ask anyone to leave the building if he/she is using a cell phone in the library.

Library User Confidentiality Policy

The library protects the privacy of its users. Confidentiality extends to information sought or received; circulation records; database search records; reference interviews; interlibrary loan records; registration records; and all other personally identifiable uses of library materials, facilities, programs, or services including the frequency or nature of a user‘s visit to the library.

The Library Director should inform the Dean of Instruction upon receiving a request for disclosing a user’s information to any individual, group, or law enforcement agent. A user’s record will not be made available to any requestor without a written approval from the Dean of Instruction.

All library employees, work-study students, and volunteers must comply with this policy.

Computer Use Policy

The library offers computers for public access and laptops for students and employees to use within the library. All users should adhere to the following computer use policies established by the College:

  • Email Policy and Guidelines
  • Internet Use Policy
  • Responsible Computing and Acceptable Use Policy

In addition to complying with these policies, library users also assume certain responsibilities when using computers in the library:

  • The quality of information on the Internet varies from site to site, and some sites may be controversial or of a mature nature. The library staff does not monitor, has no control over, and does not accept responsibility for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, or content of any Internet resource. Library users are responsible for the results of their searches.
  • The library requires computer users to respect the rights and sensibilities of others. Some Internet sites are inappropriate for viewing in a public setting. Library staff reserves the right to end Internet sessions when sexually explicit or pornographic materials are displayed.
  • Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising their children's Internet sessions and for letting their children know if there are materials children should not use or view.
  • Copyright law (Title 17, U.S.C.) prohibits the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials, except as permitted by principles of fair use. Users may not copy or distribute electronic materials (including electronic mail, text, images, programs or data) without explicit permission of the copyright holder. All responsibility for any consequence of copyright infringement lies with the users; the library expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility resulting from such use.
  • Users are not permitted to alter the programs currently installed in the systems. Anyone tampering with any library hardware or software will be denied access to library computers in the future, and also may lose their library privileges.
  • Users access the library computers at their own risk. The library is not responsible for equipment malfunction, loss of data, damage to disks, etc., or electronic transactions of any type which are related to the public use of library computer resources.

Failure to comply with this policy may result in restriction or termination of the user's library privileges and may result in prosecution under local, state or federal laws.