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Postgraduate students and academic staff from other educational institutions as well as corporate business and industrial organizations are only entitled to benefit from the Library services upon membership. Undergraduate students from other universities, primary or high school students, and researchers who are not affiliated to any academic institutions are not entitled to membership.

 

Non-BU students who are enrolled in summer courses are entitled to benefit from Library services upon payment of a deposit which they shall be able to recover once their affiliation with the institution is terminated.

 

Two categories of membership are available:

 

Such members are admitted to the Library and may benefit from all the services and facilities provided within the Library but are not entitled to borrow books nor allowed access to the Library’s electronic sources from outside the Library. Postgraduate students and research assistants from other universities only qualify for this type of membership and will accordingly be issued with a membership card bearing a photograph of the holder.

 

Such members are admitted to the Library and may benefit from the services provided by the Library as well as borrow 2 items for use outside the Library. BU graduates are also entitled to access electronic sources from outside the Library. Non-BU academic staff or corporate business and industrial organizations may become members with borrowing rights upon which they shall be issued with a Library card bearing a unique barcode. BU alumni who wish to borrow material or have access to the Library’s electronic sources over the internet must hold a membership with borrowing rights.

 

For membership applications to be processed the following documents are required in addition to the payment of the requisite membership fee:

 

·         One passport size photograph of the applicant

·         A certified copy of their diploma for BU alumni

·         A university identity card issued by their respective universities for members of other universities

 

Users who fulfill the requisite requirements shall be issued with a “membership card”. Members are deemed to have undertaken to comply with the Library Regulations of Boğaziçi University. Membership cards must be presented at the entrance to the Library. All memberships are valid for a period of one year only. Upon the expiration of an existing membership, the latter may only be renewed on the condition that a new application is filed.

 

Applications for membership may be made every day except on Saturday, at the Administrative Office until 17:00 and until 22:00 at the Circulation Desk.

 

For further details and current membership fees which are determined annually by a resolution of the Library Committee and the University Executive Committee you may contact the Administrative Office.

 

 

The above differs according to the category under which the user falls

Status	Length of time	Number of items
BU Undergraduate students	21 days	10
BU Postgraduate students	21 days	15
BU Faculty members (current or retired)	3 months	25
BU Personnel	21 days	3
Members with borrowing rights	21 days	2

 

The date on which a book is due to be returned is indicated by a stamp on the sticker affixed on the inside back cover of the book

 

 

Late returns shall be subject to fines.

 

A fine is applicable in respect of each hour for items borrowed and not returned within two hours from the Course Material Reserve Section.

 

Fines are imposed on the basis of the library working hours; hence, no fines shall accrue on Saturdays or on official public holidays.

 

 Reserve Material

 

 

The rates for fines to be imposed are determined annually by a resolution of the Library Committee and the University Executive Committee.

 

Fines for late returns may not be annulled.

 

The Library staff has no discretion to annul or defer fines payable.