Package 3

• Institutions wishing to benefit from the services and facilities of the Information Center under "Package 3" may apply for membership by filling out the  Information Center Membership and Usage Request Form .
• Those who are not approved are notified in writing.
• Those who are approved begin their membership procedures by submitting a copy of their ID card and one photo, and by paying the membership fees in accordance with the  Information Center Membership Fees Document .
• Institutions that complete the procedures are given up to 5 ID cards, valid for 1 year and usable simultaneously.
• Users who have 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 their entry to the University is restricted.
• Institutions may re-apply 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.

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

• Borrowing Services
• Package 3 users may both use the publications on-site and borrow 6 books for 30 days, and unless requested by others, they 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". Users without an ID card 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 ask the Reference Desk to extend or reserve borrowable resources in the "Book Collection" and "Oversize Book Collection".
• Reminder messages are sent for items approaching the due date (except from the "Multimedia Collection"); penalties are applied according to the  Overdue Fines Document , and borrowing is suspended until payment is made.
• Items requested for the reserve collection may be recalled even before the due date. Deadlines: 10 days (before semester), 3 days (during semester). Penalties apply according to the  Overdue Fines Document .
• Lost or damaged items follow the procedure in the  Lost and Damaged Information Resources and Multimedia Equipment Document .
• Items claimed to be returned but not found are reported to the Information Center Administration.
• Usage Services

Users benefiting from this package may benefit from the following services and facilities:

• By coming to the Information Center:
• Access to electronic journals; database searches; e-mailing or obtaining printed copies for a fee.
• Review of printed journals and obtaining printed copies for a fee.
• Without coming to the Information Center:
• Unlimited article requests from electronic journals; database searches and results from Sabancı University collections.
• Photocopy requests (for a fee, in line with copyright rules) from printed materials.

• Reservations for multimedia / group rooms and carrels may be made at the Reference Desk. Reservations are cancelled if the user is more than 15 minutes late.
• Keys and equipment are loaned in a bag; penalties apply according to the  Overdue Fines Document .
• Lost/damaged equipment follows the procedure in the  Lost and Damaged Information Resources and Multimedia Equipment Document .

• 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 rules, they may benefit from photocopying and other reproduction services.