Wake Tech Community College Libraries
Policies and Procedures Manual
(See also our Library Student Handbook 
)
Bruce I. Howell Library
Health Sciences Library
Northern Wake Library
Western Wake Library
Reviewed and Revised September 2007
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Wake Technical Community College Libraries to seek, evaluate, obtain and facilitate the use of resources and information that support the college’s curricula, student and faculty resource needs and overall community information expectations. These activities include providing instruction in multiple formats to stimulate and support information literacy.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Accreditation
Wake Technical Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane,
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the
associate degree.
Chapter 1 – Circulation
1.1 Locations and Hours of Operation
1.2 Eligibility of Library Users
1.3 Responsibilities of Library Users
1.4 Library Accounts
1.5 Checkout of Library Materials
1.6 Renewals
1.7 Overdue Notices
1.8 Overdue Fines
1.9 Fines, Fees, and Payments
1.10 Holds
1.11 Accessing “My Account”
through iLink
Chapter 2 – Services
2.1 Instructional Services
2.2 Copier Services
2.3 Interlibrary Loans
2.4 Reserves
2.5 Web Support Services
Chapter 3 – Collection Development
3.1 General Statement
3.2 Responsibility for Selection
3.3 Criteria for Selection
3.4 Content Considerations
3.5 Discarding and Replacing Materials
3.6 Gifts and Donations
3.7 Remote Collections
3.8 Copyrighted Materials
3.9 Challenged Materials
3.10 Internet Link Selection Policy
Chapter 4 - Audio-Visual
4.1 Mission Statement
4.2 Collection Development and Management
4.3 Circulation and Interlibrary Loan
4.4 Media Reserves
4.5 Instruction
Chapter 5 - Internet Use
5.1 Campus Internet Policies
5.2 Library Computer Workstations
5.3 Printing Guidelines
Chapter 6 - Rules of Behavior
6.1 Noise
6.2 Cell Phones
6.3 Groups
6.4 Eating and Drinking
6.5 Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products
6.6 Underage or Unattended Children
6.7 Intimate Behavior
6.8 Personal Property
6.9 Damaging Library Property
6.10 Library Materials
6.11 Headsets
6.12 Library Computers