Current Malone students can obtain a Malone ID at the Student Development office.  A Malone ID is necessary to check out items from Malone or any other OhioLINK institution. Most students will be automatically entered into the library computer system each semester through a general patron load.  Anyone who registers after the patron load can be entered by showing his or her ID and completing a form at the library circulation desk.  Once entered into the library system, the student can borrow materials from our collection and can order materials through OhioLINK, OPAL and inter library loan.  The barcode from the university ID is also necessary to access the computer databases from off campus.  The magnetic strip on the card is needed to enter the library after 10:00 pm weeknights and all day Sundays.  The card is valid as long as the person is a student at Malone University. 

Alumni can obtain community patron cards free of charge after graduation.  Patron cards have more limited access and privileges, but still permit Malone and OhioLINK borrowing.

Access Community Patron Policy

General borrowing privileges:  Malone students can check out most regularly circulating Malone items for 3 months or until the end of the current the semester (whichever comes first).  Certain special collections and reserve materials have shorter loan periods.  All Malone library patrons can borrow circulating materials from any OhioLINK library with a current Malone library card. OhioLINK Items can be ordered through the OhioLINK catalog or by visiting any OhioLINK institution.  OhioLINK items can also be sent to any other OhioLINK library for pick up.  Students will be notified at their Malone student email address when items arrive at the pickup location.  Patrons receive several courtesy reminder email notices: a notice shortly before items are due, overdue notices and a replacement notice.  It is the patron’s responsibility to check their Malone student email account.  Patrons can also monitor their own borrowing records by going to either Malone Library web page or the OPAL catalog and clicking “My Account.”  Malone undergraduate students are limited to 50 items out at once, and graduate students can have up to 100 items.  All students are limited to only 10 OhioLINK holds at a time.

Media Services equipment must be checked out from and returned to the Media Services office in the basement of the library.  Although Media Services fines can be paid at the library circulation desk, any questions concerning fines or available equipment should be directed to the Media Services staff.

Check-Out Policy:

Malone Items:

   Regular circulating books                                        3 months or end of current semester

   Music CD’s                                                             4weeks

   DVD’s, videos, curriculum items, tests                       1 week *

   Media equipment                                                    3 days

   Reference, periodicals, archives                               in library use only *

OhioLINK/OPAL items:

   Books, CD’s                                                             3weeks (4 possible renewals)

   DVD’s, videos                                                          1 week (no renewals, no grace period)

Interlibrary loans:

   Books                                                                      usually 4 weeks (renewals depend on lender)

   Articles                                                                    copies to be kept by patron

Fines and fees:

Fines

  Regular Malone books & CD’s                                $    .10/day

  (5 days grace, 6^th day = $.60)

   Recalled items                                                     $    .50/day (beginning 7 days after recall)

   Reserve items

   Hourly                                                                 $    .25/hour

   1 or 3 days; 1 or 2 weeks                                      $    .25/day

   Curriculum, DVD’s, videos                                      $    .25/day                                         

   Malone Media equipment                                       $10.00/day

   OhioLINK items                                                     $    .50/day    $50after 30 days

Replacement costs * 

   Malone books, movies, special collections               $45.00(includes $10 processing fee)

   Malone music CD’s                                                $30.00

   Malone media equipment                                       cost of the item

   OhioLINK items                                                     $125.00 (includes $50 processing fee)

   Interlibrary loans                                                      determined by lender

*Malone and some other lenders will accept replacement copies of some library materials (brand new copies of the same, or sometimes a more recent edition) plus the processing fee

Other Fees

   Interlibraryloan articles                                           free unless charged by lender

   Faxes sent                                                                $ .10/call local or long distance

                                                                                  $ .50/call overseas

   Faxes received                                                          $ .10/page

Copies can be scanned to email at no charge

Circulation privileges will be suspended for students who owe more than $5.00.