Guests and Visitors to the College

The Library is unable to extend borrowing of equipment, DVDs, licensed software, Inter Library Loan (ILL), to any guest borrowers. Access to some online databases and ebooks is restricted on campus. Remote access (i.e. off-campus access) to subscription electronic resources is restricted in almost all cases.

Guest Borrower Responsibilities

Middlebury College maintains its Libraries for the use of Students, Faculty, and Staff in support of the instructional goals of the College. Others are welcome to visit and use the resources available within the Library. Library use is a privilege extended to those who observe the regulations and procedures established to make materials accessible to all. The loan of library materials is limited to authorized borrowers.

Guest borrowers, like members of the College community, are pledged to the ethical use of library materials. Guest borrowers assume full responsibility for the physical condition of all materials checked out on their Library card. Guest borrowers are responsible for knowing due dates and for timely return of materials.

Guest borrowers must present their Library card to borrow materials. Guest borrowers may have up to 25 items checked out at any time. VCAL borrowers may have up to 10 items checked out at any time.

Fines: All Guest Borrowers at Middlebury College Libraries are responsible for replacement charges for lost materials. Outstanding charges will block borrowing privileges and may result in permanent loss of privileges. Questions regarding fines or bills must be brought to the attention of the Circulation Services Manager.

Recalls: Guest borrowers must return a book immediately when it is recalled. Overdue recalls are subject to charges and borrowing privileges are blocked. The Library is unable to provide recall or hold services for guest borrowers.

Other Services: Guest borrowers should be clearly aware that members of the College community always have priority in the use of services including, but not limited to: research and reference services, online catalog and databases, photocopiers, microfilm readers/printers, A/V equipment, computers, study carrels and rooms. Many electronic resources are available to guests on the physical library premises. A large portion of our e-resources are subscriptions from vendors. Due to licensing agreements and contract restrictions, many e-resource vendors allow remote access (i.e. off-campus access) to Middlebury College users only.

If you have any questions concerning these Guest Borrower Policies, or you have a general library question, please email us at library_circulation@middlebury.edu or call us at 802-443-5494, or stop at the Davis Family Circulation Desk in person during open hours.

Addison County Educators

As approved by the Middlebury College Education Studies Department. For more information, please visit their website.
Please contact the Education Studies Department with questions about eligibility criteria
Exempt from annual fees
Valid for 1 academic year; renewable in Sept of each year if eligible
Loan Periods

Addison County Residents

Residents of Addison County must be eighteen years of age or older
Proof of residency required
Annual Fee (effective 7/1/10) : $50/year ($20/3 months)
Loan Periods

Alumni

Alumni ID required (available from Public Safety)
Exempt from annual fees
Life-long privileges
Alumni have access to most library subscription databases from on campus only. Alumni have access to JSTOR and Project Muse, a collection of academic journals, via special arrangement. Use this link to learn more. For all other library subscription resources, off-campus access is not currently allowed due to license restrictions.
Loan Periods

Auditors of classes, high school students taking a class at Middlebury, or MUHS IB program

Community members interested in auditing a class at the college need to fill out this form and be approved
Auditors need to provide circulation staff with a letter from the professor of the class they are auditing indicating that they should have library borrowing privileges
No fee
Addison County High School students approved to take a course at Middlebury College or MUHS IB students writing an extended essay - a list is emailed to circulation staff at the beginning of each semester and borrower cards are created. They can be picked up at the circulation desk after the first week of classes. More information for high school students can be found here.
Loan Periods

Friends of the Library members

Apply for membership with Special Collections
Friends of the Library. Please note: an annual membership of $50 or more will grant you borrowing privileges with the Middlebury College Libraries.
Sign and fill out guest borrowing application; Circulation staff will verify membership before processing the card
Regular loan/borrower policies apply

VCAL (Vermont Consortium of Academic Library) Members

More information can be found at the VCAL website.

Guest borrowing cards are issued during weekday "office" hours at the Davis Family Library Circ Desk

Forms can be downloaded from the VCAL reciprocal borrowing website (complete online and then print out)

VCAL General Guidelines - individual institutions may establish their specific loan periods and borrowing guidelines

Eligibility status is determined by home institution (may include administrative staff who teach/do research)
Faculty members in good standing are eligible for guest borrowing at participating institutions
Faculty at Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries (VCAL) member institutions are eligible to receive guest borrowing privileges at participating institutions
Faculty complete a form (link to form listed above and on VCAL site) and are issued a VCAL card at the home institution
All candidates for reciprocal borrowing privileges must present a valid institutional ID from their home library, a VCAL card with a valid expiration date sticker and optionally a completed ‘Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries, Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Authorization" form issued by their home library; the VCAL form shall have an authorized signature from the home library
Reciprocal borrowing is limited to a maximum of 10 books from the general circulating collections
Borrowing guidelines, including all restrictions for guests and visitors, are determined by the lending institution; faculty must adhere to policies of the lending institution
Materials are subject to recall by the lending library
Borrowers should return materials directly to the lending library

Vermont Residents Accessing Government Documents

Access to Government Documents materials is provided in-library during open hours

Guest Printing

Information on guest printing can be found HERE.

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