Package 2

• Institutions wishing to benefit from the services and facilities of the Information Center under "Package 2" may apply for membership by filling out the Information Center Membership and Usage Request Form.
• Applicants who are not approved are notified in writing.
• Applicants who are approved begin their membership procedures by submitting a photocopy of their ID card and one photograph, and by paying the membership fee in accordance with the Information Center Membership Fees Document.
• Institutions that complete the procedures are given up to 3 ID cards, valid for 1 year and usable simultaneously.
• Users with ID cards may benefit from the services and facilities in accordance with the Information Center Working Hours and the General Rules Document.
• Institutions may change the users benefiting on their behalf twice a year.
• Users whose membership period has ended must return their ID cards. Those who do not return the card despite warnings are reported to the relevant institution. If it is not returned within one week, the Security Unit is informed and the user’s entry to the University is restricted.
• Institutions may reapply to extend the membership period or to change the package.
• Institutions granted membership rights are responsible for problems arising during use.
• If the users of an institution do not comply with the usage rules, the institution’s permission to benefit is cancelled and membership fees are not refunded. Subsequent applications are not accepted for 3 years.
• The groups eligible to benefit from membership services and the annual membership fee are determined before the beginning of each year by the Information Center Advisory Board and implemented upon approval of the Rector.

• They may request general orientation programs introducing services and facilities.
• They may request support for access to information and documents.
• They may submit any kind of information request in writing, verbally, or electronically. Requests are answered or reported within 24 hours.
• Through Primo, the online catalog prepared by the Information Center, they may access the collections and request assistance related to use.

• Borrowing Services
• Package 2 users may use the publications on-site and may also borrow 6 books for a period of 30 days, and unless requested by others, may renew once for the same period.
• The services related to using the collections and borrowing are conducted as follows:
• They may use and, with the ID card issued on behalf of the institution, borrow from the "Book Collection" and "Oversize Book Collection". Those without ID cards cannot borrow.
• They may not use the "Faculty Reserve Collection", "Student Reserve Collection" and "Slide Collection" within the Information Center.
• They may use the "Reference Collection", "Serials Collection" and "Multimedia Collection" only within the Information Center.
• They may use the "Rare Collection" only within the Information Center and under supervision.
• Electronic journals and databases are accessible 24 hours a day within the campus. They cannot access these resources from outside the campus.
• They may request extensions or reservations for borrowable resources in the "Book Collection" and "Oversize Book Collection" at the Reference Desk.
• Reminder messages are sent for materials approaching the due date (except those from the "Multimedia Collection"), and warning messages are sent for overdue ones. Penalties are applied in accordance with the Overdue Fines Document, and borrowing services are suspended until payment is made. Institutions that do not pay lose their usage rights and membership fees are not refunded. Subsequent applications are not accepted for 3 years. No fines are charged during periods when the Information Center is necessarily closed.
• Items borrowed but requested for the reserve collection may be recalled even if the due date has not yet expired. Items requested before the semester must be returned within 10 days; during the semester, within 3 days. For items not returned, the “one-day reserve item fine” stated in the Overdue Fines Document is applied. Borrowing is suspended until payment is made.
• For lost or damaged information resources, procedures are applied in accordance with the Lost and Damaged Information Resources and Multimedia Equipment Document, and borrowing services are suspended until completion.
• Items claimed to have been returned but not found are reported to the Information Center Administration. Institutions cannot benefit from borrowing services until the Administration’s decision.

Users benefiting from this package may benefit from the services and facilities below only on-site.

• They may access electronic journals, review articles, send articles to any e-mail address, or obtain printed copies for a fee.
• They may search databases on any subject, view the results, send articles to any e-mail address, or obtain printed copies for a fee.
• They may review printed journals and obtain printed copies of articles for a fee.

• They may request reservations for multimedia / group study rooms and carrels at the Reference Desk. Reservations must be respected; reservations are cancelled if the user is more than 15 minutes late.
• Keys for multimedia, projection and group study rooms, as well as headphones, video/DVD players and TV remotes to be used in carrels, are loaned in a bag. For late returns, penalties are applied in accordance with the Overdue Fines Document, and services cannot be used until payment is made.
• For lost or damaged keys/equipment, procedures are applied in accordance with the Lost and Damaged Information Resources and Multimedia Equipment Document, and services cannot be used until completion.

• They cannot benefit from domestic or international document delivery services.

• They cannot benefit from domestic or international interlibrary loan services.

• By paying the applicable fee and in accordance with copyright regulations, they may benefit from photocopying and other reproduction services.