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Term-time admission
Vacation admission
Admission procedure
Using the Library
Library Regulations
Borrowing
24-7 access for visitors
In QM undergraduate term-time access is restricted to:
In term-time the following categories of visitor will be admitted on a once-only per year basis (for admin purposes the year runs from 1st Sep to 31st Aug):
Any visitor from the above categories who feels they have a genuine need to use the QM Library on more than one occasion per year in term-time should apply in writing to: Library Visitor Card Applications Please ensure that you have included your current e-mail address in your letter of application or on the registration form you completed on your first visit. You will be granted access if we feel that your application indicates a genuine need to consult material held by QM Library, not readily available to you elsewhere in London. We will always attempt to respond to your application by e-mail within one week, although in late September & throughout October this may not always be possible. In almost all cases where permission is given, term-time access will be restricted to weekday evenings (after 5pm) and weekends. Term-time weekday access before 5pm will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. All visitor access cards will need to be renewed on an annual basis in September each year, by means of a written application with continued genuine need to consult material held by QM Library, not readily available to you elsewhere in London, demonstrated in the renewal application.
During QM undergraduate student vacations restrictions are relaxed for certain categories of visitor. In addition to those visitors allowed anytime access during term-time the following categories of visitor are admitted at any time during vacations, without the need to apply in writing:
Access to the Library will only be until the end of the vacation in question. Once QM undergraduate students return then access will become subject to the usual term-time restrictions. During QM undergraduate vacations the following categories of visitor still need to apply in writing to the address given above if they wish to use the Library on more than one occasion. Students studying for academic, professional & vocational qualifications at private colleges On your 1st visit you must show some suitable form of identification to a member of staff at the Reception Desk. On production of the ID you will be issued with a day ticket. Acceptable forms of identification on a first visit include other University/College ID cards, bank cards, travelcards (with photos), passports, National Insurance cards and driving licenses. First-time visitors will also be asked to fill out a visitor's Library registration form. Any visitor who arrives without a suitable form of ID will not be allowed access to the Library. On a 2nd visit SCONUL Access/M25 scheme members & intercollegiate students who wish to collect their QM Library cards should explain their situation at the Library Reception Desk & ask to be directed to the Issue Counter, where their cards can be made up & collected. On a second visit all other visitors will need to collect their QM Library access cards from the Library Reception desk, providing the application for a card has been approved. In order to obtain the card second time visitors must bring two forms of ID, one of which must be a form of photo ID, and one of which must be an official document or letter with the name and address given on the registration form, completed on the 1st visit. You will also need to provide a passport-size photograph. Acceptable forms of photo ID include other University/College ID cards, travelcards, passports, UK driving licenses. Acceptable forms of official ID with addresses include recent utility bills, bank statements and official correspondence from Universities/Colleges. Any second time visitor who arrives without suitable ID will not be allowed access to the Library. Any visitor who loses their long-term QM Library visitor card will be charged £12 for a replacement card (the same charge as that made to a QM student who loses their ID) You are granted access on the basis of a genuine need to consult material held by the Library. Please note that you are not entitled to use networked information, Inter-Library Loans, computing facilities and other services.
Visitors wishing to make photocopies for a commercial purpose have to pay a copyright fee and this can be done via the CLA Sticker Scheme. Stickers cost £9 (including VAT) and can be purchased from the Help Point on the Ground Floor. You must obey the Library regulations and the rules regarding the Library study environment (printed copies available on request), in particular those relating to the use of mobile phones and noisy, disturbing behaviour. Talking on mobile phones is banned throughout the whole of the Library building (other than designated ‘yellow’ zones) at all times. Any visitor seen or heard talking on a mobile phone will be asked to show their QM Library visitor ID card (or day ticket), will have their name recorded, and will be asked to leave the Library immediately. A one day ban will also be imposed, to take effect on the next weekday. Any visitor who infringes the rule on mobile phone use a second time, will be banned from using the Library for one year. Identical penalties are in force in relation to excessive noise and irresponsible behaviour in the Silent, Quiet and Group Study areas. If you belong to one of the following categories you may apply to register as a borrower. Other visitors may not borrow. Further details are available on the leaflet ‘Guidelines for Visitors (Borrowing)’ STAFF and RESEARCH Postgraduates INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDENTS NHS STAFF
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