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Effective: April 21, 2025
Policy Review Date: YEAR
Policy Executive: Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs
Responsible Office/Unit: Dean of Libraries
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Policy
(1) Loan periods and schedule of charges are determined with the goals of equitable access and resource stewardship and are not meant to be punitive. Users are responsible for all materials checked out on their library account. Circulation policies will be maintained on the libraries website (https://www.lib.cwu.edu/use-the-libraries/borrow-and-request.php). Circulation policies will be set by the Dean of the Libraries, in consultation with CWU Libraries employees, the library advisory council, and other interested parties as necessary. CWU Libraries is committed to providing high quality, contemporary library services, and to serving as a resource for the community.
History:
Responsibility: Library Dean; Authority: Provost/VP for Academic and Student Life; Reviewed/Endorsed by Provost’s Council; 09-11-2013: Cabinet/UPAC;
Review/Effective Date: 02-05-2014; 4/21/2025; Approved by: A. James Wohlpart, President
Reformatted and Assigned new Policy Number - Previous Policy CWUP 5-120-030, June 2025