Policies
Who can use the NYSID Library
- The NYSID Library is available for use by current students, faculty and staff of the institution. Matriculating, degree-seeking students of NYSID, faculty, and staff may borrow books and must present an updated NYSID ID to library staff for check-out of materials.
- Matriculating, degree-seeking students of New York University and Parsons, the New School, have both use and book check-out privileges at the NYSID library as members of the BobCat consortium. Audiovisual item checkout is only available to NYSID students and faculty.
- Members of other area institutions that are members of Metro may use the NYSID library collections by obtaining a Metro pass from their institution and presenting it to NYSID library staff.
Check out, fines and penalties
- Books may be checked out for 28 days, with one 28-day renewal. Go to the Renew Your Books page for more information on renewing books. Audiovisual materials may be checked out for 7 days, and renewal is not allowed.
- Materials that are not available for check-out include periodicals, special collections items and books marked “Library Use Only.”
- Undergraduates with check out privileges in good standing may check out up to 10 items; graduate students and faculty with check out privileges in good standing may check out up to 15 items.
- Fines are assessed for undergraduate and graduate students at .25 cents per day, $1 per hour for reserves and $1 per day for recalled books and audiovisual material. The fee for a lost book is $105 replacement and processing. Fines and fees totaling over $20 may result in a registration block at NYSID.
NOTICE: Any destructive act toward books, magazines and other library property such as writing on or removing pages and images is subject to replacement fines and possible dismissal.
For more information about collections at NYSID, please see our Books section.
