Children visiting Henderson Library should be accompanied at all times by a parent or supervising adult (over age 21) for their own safety and well being. Parents or a supervising adult, not the Library, are responsible for children’s use of the Library including access to electronic resources. The Library provides electronic access to the complete World Wide Web, the online catalog, and more than 150 databases. The Library building and its information resources are intended for University faculty, staff, and students and are not necessarily appropriate for younger children. Children visiting the library without their parents or a supervising adult will be asked to leave if library staff feels they are interfering with the Library’s primary mission which is to provide information resources and services to the Georgia Southern University academic community.
Emergency calls to locate individuals must be directed to the Division of Public Safety (478-5234). A uniformed Public Safety officer will evaluate the request and respond in accordance with established Public Safety procedures.
All gifts of books and other materials which might be considered for addition to the Library’s collections are received by the Collection & Resource Services Department. Gift materials received in other Library departments should be sent to C&RS for review. See the Library’s collection development policy for retention criteria.
No item should be on a shelf in a library collection that has not been processed through C&RS, with one exception: photocopies and personal copies may be placed on temporary reserve by designated Access Services Department staff.
Material location are determined by designated C&RS staff, collaborating with Access Services and Information Services staff as appropriate.
Material locations (e.g., stacks, reference, reference desk, etc.) are designated in the Library’s online public catalog. Therefore, if an item needs to be physically relocated, the location must also be changed in the OPAC. C&RS staff are responsible for changing the material locations in the catalog and for labeling items so that they can be placed in the correct location. Requests for relocating items should be sent to C&RS. Exception: items temporarily placed on Reserve can be “relocated” by designated Access Services staff.
Computer assistance (e.g. color printing, software and hardware assistance) will not be available between 12am and 8am or anytime the 1st Floor Help Desk is not staffed with trained Information Services student assistants, librarians, or the Systems Department personnel. IS Student Assistants are trained to provide basic assistance with the MS Office Suite, GALILEO, library catalog, scanning, and basic MAC operating system functions. Training is provided for faculty, staff, and students. Detailed information about library workshops can be found at http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/workshops.html. The overnight circulation staff is not trained to provide such assistance and anyone needing such assistance is requested to return to the 1st Floor Help Desk when that desk is staffed accordingly. Service hours can be found by going to http://library.georgiasouthern.edu/libref/maa/hours.html.
Sometimes library computer users may view material from the Internet which may be considered offensive to others. If a library computer user finds him/herself is offended then (s)he may go to the nearest help desk and report the offense to the library employee on duty. Because the library employee in most instances cannot determine whether the offensive material is for academic purposes, the library employee cannot ask the viewer to cease unless the viewer is a minor or there is absolute certainty the viewing has no academic purpose. The library employee will ask the complainant if (s)he would like to move to another computer away from the viewer of the offensive material. If the complainant says “yes” then the library employee will assist that person by finding an available computer away from the offensive material being viewed. Otherwise, the viewer will be asked to relocate to another computer and (s)he will be assisted with moving to an available computer away from public view to ensure 1) no one is offended by the material and 2) the viewer can continue his/her academic work. If a library employee can determine with 100% certainty the offensive material being viewed is not for academic purposes then the library employee reserves the right to ask the viewer to cease. If the viewer refuses to cease then one or more actions may be taken:
More information regarding the University Computer Usage Policy can be found at http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/provost/policies/computeruse.html. See also the Library’s Policy on Computer Usage.
The Zach S. Henderson Library has set rules and regulations on computer use as necessary to ensure that all library users have free and equal access. Patrons are only allowed to use one workstation at a time. The library reserves the right to prohibit the use of its computers for activities not directly related to research, study or administrative functions. The burning of cd’s is allowed, but you must adhere to the copyright law which prohibits the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials, except as permitted by the principles of “fair use.” Users may not copy or distribute electronic material mail, text, images, programs or data and sound video clips,) without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Any responsibility for any consequences of copyright infringement lies with the user. The library expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility arising from access to or use of information obtained through its electronic information system, or any consequences thereof.
For additional policies on computer usage, please see University’s Information Technology and the University’s Computer Use Policy
Due to the make up of t-shirt iron-ons and similar transfer kits, the Zach S. Henderson Library will not print any type of T-shirt transfers (that includes laser printer transfer kits). The Henderson Library does its best to provide printers that will provide fast printing on both black and white, as well as color for standard paper, resume paper, or standard card stock. We are also unable to print labels as well as other types of iron on transfers. Our printers receive maintenance on a regular basis and these types of paper cause a greater risk for jams and expensive maintenance problems. If you should have any questions regarding this policy please contact the Library Administration. Thank you for your cooperation.
Following is the e-mail from Cynthia Frost on June 23, 2008:
Dear all - fyi, we have a video phone in ILL - back corner behind Peggy E’s area - that can be used by a person who is deaf to make or receive a call. If the person wants to receive a call, the caller will need this information: the IP address is 141.165.185.168 If any library staff wants to communicate with a person who is deaf and written words aren’t sufficient, this is how you call an interpreter who will then connect with the video phone where the person will need to be waiting for the call - I’m sure this person will know how to turn on the video phone - there are 2 remotes that need to be powered on at the same time. From your desk phone, call 866-327-8877 and a Sorenson Company operator/interpreter will ask you what video phone you are trying to call and you can give the IP address. (there is a list of video phones on campus back by our video phone. Please note that they are also listed by phone number of the department the phone is in - and Sorenson VideoPhone company hasn’t updated their lists to 478 - I’m trying to get them to do that....) Once the interpreter answers you and then connects with the patron at the video phone, you just talk to the patron and the operator will interpret for you. You can’t be within sight of the person on the video phone - this is against the Sorenson Company policy and I’m not sure why, but it’s a big no no. So don’t walk over there with your phone - stay at your desk. If I’m giving any wrong information concerning how the phone works, Orlando can alert me and I’ll update you all. When the campus disabilities office put this phone in for our use, it was with the understanding that students would be allowed to use it also - for library and/or school related communicating. Cynthia