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College on Demand Library Materials Requests

Requests for books from the General Collection:
  1. Only books that normally may be borrowed by students to take out of the Library may be requested for delivery. Reserve items, Media materials, Reference Materials, and issues of periodicals cannot be sent to COD students.

  2. Students must supply complete title, author and call number information for each individual item. If you need help in determining what is available, contact the Distance Learning Reference Librarian, Sandy McCarthy, at .

  3. Normal borrowing limits for students apply to the number of requests. Students have a limit of 8 general collection items borrowed at any one time. The items will be have a loan period of 28 days, with one renewal possible of a further 14 days.

  4. Materials will only be sent to students residing outside of Washtenaw County.

  5. Materials will be sent via Second Day Delivery service. Materials will ONLY be sent to the address that the student has supplied to the Washtenaw Community College Registration and Records system. If for some reason this is impossible, the student must call the Director of Access Services and gain permission before the items will be sent. Email Bethany Kennedy at .

  6. Returned items will be checked in as of the postmark date on the return package.

  7. All normal overdue fines will apply to items borrowed via Materials Delivery. Long overdue items will be billed as lost, for the replacement cost of each item plus a $10.00 processing fee. The College will retain $17.00 per item for items billed as lost but later returned. Library bills over $5.00 will put a student's record on hold for registration, grades and transcripts until the bill is paid in full. Library bills over $25.00 will be sent to a collection agency after 45 days.

  8. If you agree to and understand the conditions stated above, or if you have questions, contact Thomas Perriard at 734-477-8710 Mon - Fri 9:30am to 5:00pm EST.

Requests for copies of articles from periodicals which are only available in print form in the Bailey Library collection:
  1. Make sure that the article you want is not available digitally in the WCC Research Databases. For help finding articles, contact the Reference Librarians at 734-973-3431, or use the Live Chat Virtual Reference services "Research Help Now"

  2. If the article is available only in the print collection of the Bailey Library, the Library will deliver it digitally via a PDF emailed to the student's email address.

  3. Requests must be made in the form of complete citations.

  4. All requests must conform to the requirements of U.S. Copyright laws and fair use guidelines. For more information, see the WCC Copyright web site. The Bailey Library reserves the right to refuse requests that, in our judgment, violate copyright law.

  5. There is no limit on the number of requests; however, numerous requests at one time may take extra time to process. In general, articles will be delivered digitally within 3 business days.

  6. If you agree to and understand the conditions stated above, or if you have questions, contact Andrea Hemphill at 734-973-3734 Mon - Fri 8:00am to 4:00pm EST.













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