CHAPTER I – Nature

Art. 1 These regulations contain the rules that govern and guide the routine activities of the Faculdade Nepuga Library.

Art. 2 The book collection is open to the academic community and to the external community.

Art. 3 The external community may use the collection for on-site consultation only, with guidance from the staff at the service desk.

Art. 4 During the academic term, the Library will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sole paragraph – During school vacations, the Library will operate on a schedule to be set by the General Board.

Art. 5 All Library users are subject to these regulations.

CHAPTER II – Structure

Art. 6 The Library reports directly to the General Board of Faculdade Nepuga, which sets the policies for carrying out its services and activities.

CHAPTER III – Objectives

Art. 7 The objectives of the Library are:

1 To serve users efficiently and impartially, providing information services;

2 To organize and plan information services according to the needs of users and of the institution;

3 To guide users in the use of Library services by helping them handle the bibliographic materials and equipment available.

CHAPTER IV – Purposes

Art. 8 The purposes of the Library are:

I- To make its bibliographic collection available to users, seeking modern and effective means to retrieve information accurately and quickly when requested by the user;LIBRARY REGULATIONS

II- To give members of the academic community, as users, access to the scientific, technical and professional information they require for university purposes;

III- To provide information services that support the teaching, research and extension activities of the HEI's (higher education institution's) faculty, students and researchers;

IV- To establish guidelines and policies for providing and applying resources for the acquisition, maintenance, preservation and dissemination of the collection.

CHAPTER V – Operation

Art. 9 The Library will serve users on academic days, with hours suited to the needs of the HEI.

§ 1 Depending on user demand at the Library, the minimum opening hours may be changed at the discretion of the person in charge of the library, in a joint decision with the General Board.

§ 2 During vacations and academic breaks, the library will operate on special hours according to the needs of the HEI

Art. 10 While the Library is open, the search terminal will be available to users.

§ 1 The terminal is exclusively for searching the library catalog.

§ 2 Users who wish to access the e-book platforms may use the laptops of the mobile lab.

Art. 11 The Library will not be responsible for any materials (sheets of paper, notebooks, cell phones and other personal belongings) or valuables left on the premises.

Art. 12. When communicating in the reading and research area, users must speak in a low voice so as not to disturb other users' concentration.

Art. 13. Bringing in, carrying or consuming any kind of food or drink on the Library premises is prohibited.

SOLE PARAGRAPH: Users who break this rule will be asked to leave the Library or to dispose of the food and/or drink in their possession.

CHAPTER VI – Library Staff

Art. 14. The library is responsible for:

I. planning and coordinating the tasks and services offered within the Library;

II. technically processing and organizing the collection in accordance with current national and international standards, recommendations and protocols;

III. advising the management on matters relevant to its area;

IV. publicizing the activities, programs, products and services it offers;

V. giving the academic community access to information from other libraries and documentation centers;

VI. building a selected collection in the areas that meet the information needs of the academic community regarding teaching, research and extension;

VII. taking part in programs and agreements aimed at improving its own services;

VIII. supervising the maintenance of order and discipline within the library;

IX. managing data for statistical purposes;

X. carrying out other activities inherent to the area

Art. 15 The working hours of Library staff will be set in agreement with their immediate supervisor and with prior authorization from the HEI, when necessary.

Art. 16. Library staff must strictly observe punctuality in the library's operation and the upkeep of its various sections.

CHAPTER VII – The Library Collection

Art. 17. The HEI Library collection is made up of several collections, such as:

I – Books

III – Virtual collection: e-book platform, journals and websites.

SOLE PARAGRAPH: Both works purchased by the HEI and donations received may be added to the collection, provided they are academically relevant.

CHAPTER VIII – Library Registration

Art. 18. The following may register to obtain a library borrowing card:

I – HEI faculty;

II – HEI staff;

III – Duly enrolled HEI students;

IV – Students of the postgraduate programs and extension courses offered by the institution.

Art. 18 The Library accepts registration as on-site users for the following categories: special postgraduate students, lecturers and visiting professors

Art. 19. To register, applicants must present the following documents:

Students: RA (student ID number).

Faculty and Staff: Proof of employment.

CHAPTER IX – On-Site Use

Art. 20. The Library reading room is open for research to all students, faculty and staff of the College, as well as to the external community.

SOLE PARAGRAPH: To access the HEI Library collection, members of the external community must register in advance as set out in Art. 19.

Art. 21. All works may be requested for consultation.

Art. 22. Requests for works for consultation may be made up to 20 minutes before the library closes.

Art. 23. After consultation, books must be returned by the users themselves or left on the table, and the staff member must check in the requested material.

CHAPTER X – Loans

Art. 24. Presenting the RA (student ID number) is required to borrow or renew library materials.

Art. 25. Loans are personal and non-transferable, and are available to students, staff, coordinators and professors.

Art. 26 The number of items users may borrow follows this rule:

I — Undergraduate students – 04 (four) items, subject to availability in the Central Library collection;

II – Undergraduate and Postgraduate Faculty – 06 (six) items;

III – Postgraduate students – 06 (six) items;

III – Staff – 04 (four) items

Art. 27. Up to 3 consecutive renewals are allowed, provided the items are not on hold.

SOLE PARAGRAPH: Users must bring the item to the library to check whether the loan can be renewed.

Art. 28. Loan periods by type of user are as follows:

I – Undergraduate students and staff: Books (general collection) – 07 (seven) days

II – Undergraduate and postgraduate faculty: Books (general collection) – 10 (ten) days

III – Postgraduate students: Books (general collection) – 10 (ten) days

Art. 28. Lending 02 (two) copies of the same title and volume to the same user will not be allowed.

Art. 29. Loans may be renewed up to 3 (three) consecutive times, upon presentation of the material, if it is not on hold for another user.

Art. 30. Exceptions to loan periods will be authorized, in special cases, by the person in charge of the Library.

§ 1. Borrowing books beyond the permitted limit is not allowed, even with documents left as a guarantee or when borrowed in the name of HEI (higher education institution) staff.

Art. 31. The following will not be lent:

I – Reference works;

II – Books and copies marked as for on-site use only

III – Materials on hold

Art. 32. Non-circulating works, excluding reference works and rare works, may be lent over weekends and holidays.

SOLE PARAGRAPH. Special loans will be made on the last day of the week, 2 hours before the library closes for the day, and must be returned without fail on Monday or the first business day of the week, first thing in the morning.

CHAPTER XI – Hold Requests

Art. 33. Users may place a hold on library materials only when no copies are available in the collection for loan.

Art. 34. When placing a hold on works in high demand, users will be added to a waiting list in ascending numerical order.

SOLE PARAGRAPH – The item will be available to the user for 24 hours. If it is not picked up, it will go to the next person on the list.

Art. 35. If a borrowed work is not returned on the set date, the next user who placed a hold on it will be entitled to it once it is returned, and the person in charge of the library must notify that user when it is received.

Art. 36. Holds may be requested on up to 02 (two) copies when they are not available in the library.

CHAPTER XII – Returns

Art. 37. Books must be returned at the loan desk, to the staff, and never placed on the shelves.

Art. 38. Borrowed works are subject to the provisions of chapter X and must be returned by the date printed on the loan receipt.

Art. 38. Failure to meet the return deadlines will result in a daily fine for each overdue work, according to the amounts charged by the HEI.

Art. 39. Graduating undergraduate students with outstanding issues at the Library must settle them.

§ 1. The Library clearance certificate must be presented by the student or graduating student when renewing enrollment and/or requesting transfers, diplomas, academic transcripts and/or certificates of completion.

§ 2. The clearance certificate must be requested at least 48 (forty-eight) hours in advance.

CHAPTER XIII – Penalties

Art. 40. Users are responsible for the items in their possession and must return them by the set date.

§ 1. Users who fail to return an item will be subject to a fine of R$ 10,00 (ten reais) per day and per overdue work.

§ 2. For overdue publications that are on the hold list, the fine will be doubled.

Art. 41. Users who do not return a borrowed item to the library within the return period will be barred from borrowing again until the debt is settled.

SOLE PARAGRAPH. Students who still owe works or have unpaid fines with the Library may not renew their enrollment for the following semester until they settle these obligations.

CHAPTER XIV – Loss and Damage

Art. 42. Users are directly responsible for borrowed works and must immediately report any loss, misplacement or damage to the person in charge of the library.

§ 1 In cases of loss, erasures, annotations or other physical damage to the borrowed work, the user must compensate the library with a new copy by the same author, with the same title, in an edition at least as recent as the one borrowed.

§ 2 A work damaged by erasures of any kind must remain in the collection.

§ 3 If it is not possible to purchase the copy mentioned in the previous paragraph, compensation must be made with similar works or works of equal value, according to the needs of the collection and as indicated by the person in charge of the Library.

Art. 43. Users must report the loss of items to the Library as soon as possible to prevent late-return fines from continuing to accrue.

§ 1. From the date the library is notified, the user will have 20 (twenty) days to replace the items without being charged a fine, but will not be exempt from the loan suspension while there are outstanding issues. If this does not happen within that period, the fine will again be charged progressively, counting the days from the date of notice until the work is replaced.

§ 2. Suspended users may use the services/resources available at the Library, except for home loans.

CHAPTER XV – Misconduct

Art. 44. Users who fail to help maintain order, misuse the Library's physical space and equipment and/or commit other acts of misconduct that disrupt activities on its premises will receive the following penalties:

I – Verbal Warning;

II – Written Warning.

Art. 45. Warnings will be formalized immediately after the incident, and the user will be suspended from all types of loans for 15 (fifteen) days.

SOLE PARAGRAPH. For repeat offenses, the user's suspension will be doubled, and so on, as many times as necessary.

Art. 46. Users who verbally and/or physically assault staff or other users, damage property, or commit other acts not covered here on the Library premises will be warned and suspended from all types of loans, and the person in charge of the Library must notify the HEI in writing so that appropriate action can be taken.

Art. 47. The following are considered serious offenses committed by a user in the Library:

I – Stealing, pilfering or misappropriating library materials from the collection;

II – Mutilating library materials from the collection (tearing pages out of works);

III – Forging Library documents (stamps, user cards, etc.);

IV – Using another user's borrowing card;

V – Using sound devices or cell phones in the Library;

VI – Disturbing the peace.

CHAPTER XVI – Final Provisions

Art. 48. Users have a duty to: preserve the Library's property without damaging furniture or any other equipment, respect the staff, maintain discipline, speak in a low voice in the reading area and not move desks or tables.

Art. 49. Complaints about the services of the different Library sections must be addressed to the person in charge and, as a last resort, to the HEI's management.

Art. 50. Claiming not to know the articles of these regulations does not exempt users from any penalty imposed on them.

Art. 51. Funds collected from fines will be used to purchase office supplies for the Library.

§ 1. Fines must be paid at the Institution's finance office, and the receipt must be handed to the Library staff member.

§ 2. The fine will be cleared once proof of payment has been duly provided.

Art. 52. Access to Minha Biblioteca is provided through the institutional portal and is enabled after the user registers as defined in chapter VIII of these regulations.

Art. 53. Cases not covered and questions arising from the application of these regulations will be resolved by the person in charge of the Library and, when necessary, submitted to the HEI's Management.

Art. 54. These regulations enter into force on the date of their publication.