School accounts have restrictions within NC Cardinal:
Student Access accounts will have the ability to place holds and borrow items from their local library system
Items may include electronic resources and/or print materials.
Not every system allows Student Access accounts to check out physical books. This decision is made individually by each system. Patrons may check with their library to determine what their specific policy is.
Student Access accounts will not be able to place holds outside of their home system
If a system allows the circulation of physical materials, the checkout limit is a maximum of 10 print and/or audiobooks
No overdue fines will be charged for Student Access accounts
The patron/parents of Student Access accounts will be responsible for lost or damaged materials fees
DVDs are not included in this project and will not be available for check out using Student Access accounts
All Student Access accounts will be identified by the permission group “School”. This permission group includes both teacher and student records.
Hold/Circulation Policies
NC Cardinal will make all changes to hold/circ policies to impose limits on Student Access accounts.
All other existing circulation policies will remain in place for Student Access accounts.
Lost/Damaged Items
Libraries will work with schools to track lost/damaged item fees.
School accounts will be blocked based on library’s current policies – nothing different.
Hold Policy Requirements
NC Cardinal Staff create specific hold and circulation policies for “School” permission group.
Holds and circulation policies will limit student circulation to books (when applicable), e-books, e-audiobooks, and internet use.
Hold policies will limit hold requests to items owned by owning library system only.
Circulation Policy Requirements
DVDs are not included in this project and will not be available for check out using Student Access accounts .
Students can borrow up to 10 print items (when applicable).
Library Staff Policy
Staff Permission Group of Circulation Supervisor, Systems Administration, or Cataloging Supervisor may edit student and teacher accounts. Note that any changes made to an account will be overridden once a new student or teacher file is uploaded.
Fines/Fees
No overdue fines will be charged for Student Access accounts.
Student Access accounts will be responsible for lost or damaged books fees.