LOAN AND CIRCULATION RULES
Unified Loan
ORDINANCE Portaria GR Nº 6915.
About SIBi / USP / Libraries
Establishes and regulates the loan of library materials from the Libraries forming the USP/AGUIA Libraries.
The University of São Paulo Rector, considering the need to establish and to regulate the unified loan of bibliographic material from Libraries of the
University of São Paulo Integrated Library System - USP Libraries, to its academic community, establishes the following ordinance;
Registration
Users will be automatically enrolled in the SIBi / USP Libraries at enrollment, in the case of students or at the time they are hired, in the case of faculty and non-teaching staff.
The USP Card should be used in the Libraries for loan, reserves, renewals and other services.
Borrowing limit and deadlines
To search, reserve, renew and track your activities with the library via web, go to the Integrated Search Portal.
Click Identification at the top of the menu. Enter your USP number, password and click OK.
Community USP
Number of items USP Community Loan Term ID
10 Under Graduate courses 10 days USP Card
15 Graduate courses (Masters and PhD) 20 days USP Card
15 Graduate Specialization 20 days Enrollment Proof + RG
4 Special Student 10 days Enrollment Proof + RG
20 Professor 30 days USP Card
10 Employee 10 days USP Card
The identification allows you to do the following actions:
· Set preferences and save them as default for future sessions;
· Add items located and search expressions, permanently on "My Space" for future use;
· Set alerts for search expressions, performing them automatically, and send notification by e-mail;
· Access and retrieve external resources available;
· Make reservations for unavailable items ;
Tags and Reviews · included in the records.
Reserves
It is possible to reserve up to 3 items. After the notice of availability for the loan on the web or receipt of email, the user will have one day to get it at the Library.
Renewal
Each loan may be renewed up to 3 times on the internet, since there is no reservation for the item. At the 4th time, the book must be presented at the Library.
Suspension for delay
The system applies one day suspension to the loan service for each day of delay in returning the material, per late item. The suspension shall be counted in calendar days.
The one day delay in the renewal or return will result in automatic suspension in all USP libraries.
Replacement of books
The user that damages or misplaces bibliographic material must refund the University with an identical book in good conditions or another one indicated by the library. The book exhausted can be replaced by another indicated by the Library.
Entrance It is not allowed with:
Bags and Backpacks;
External books;
Drinks and food.
