LOAN AND CIRCULATION RULES
Unified Loan
ORDINANCE Portaria GR Nº 6915.
About ABCD / USP / Libraries
Establishes and regulates the loan of library materials from the Libraries forming the ABCD/ USP 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 Libraries and Digital Collections Agency - USP Libraries, to its academic community, establishes the following ordinance;
Registration
Users will be automatically registered with the ABCD/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, bookings, renewals and other services.
Borrowing limit and deadlines
To search, book, 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.
USP Community
Number of items USP Community Loan Term ID
10 Undergraduate courses 10 days USP Card
15 Graduate courses (Masters and PhD) 20 days USP Card
15 Graduate Specialization 20 days Enrollment Proof + ID
4 Special Students 10 days Enrollment Proof + ID
20 Professor 30 days USP Card
10 Non-teaching staff 10 days USP Card
The identification allows you to:
· Set preferences and save them as default for future sessions;
· Add items of interest and search expressions permanently at "My Space" for future use;
· Set alerts for search expressions, perform searches automatically, and send notification by e-mail;
· Access and retrieve external resources available;
· Book unavailable items ;
Tags and Reviews · included in the records.
Booking
It is possible to book 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 the item/s at the Library.
Renewal
Each loan may be renewed up to 3 times on the internet, provided that the item has had no new booking. After that, the book must be returned to the Library.
Suspension for delay
The system applies a 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 from 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 book indicated by the library. In case the book is out of print, it can be replaced by another one indicated by the Library.
Entrance It is not allowed with:
Bags and Backpacks;
External books;
Drinks and food.
